Consecuencias por no asistir y testificar

Explicación Simple

Si te llaman a ser testigo en un juicio y no vas sin una buena razón, puedes recibir un castigo. Es como si no hicieras tu tarea y te castigaran en la escuela.

Es como cuando un jugador no se presenta a un partido importante del equipo sin avisar; el entrenador puede decidir que no puede jugar más en el futuro.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan es llamado a testificar en un juicio sobre un accidente de tráfico. Si Juan recibe el dinero para sus gastos de viaje y decide no ir sin una razón válida, podría enfrentar sanciones como un castigo por desobedecer la citación del tribunal.

Penalidades

Si no asistes sin una buena razón, puedes ser castigado como cualquier testigo que desobedezca una citación del tribunal.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 19.2-276 - Penalty for failure to attend and testify. If the witness who is summoned as above provided, after being paid or tendered by some properly authorized person reimbursement for reasonable travel and lodging expenses as provided in § 2.2-2823 for each day he is required to travel and attend as a witness, fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, he shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a Virginia circuit court summons. Code 1950, § 19.1-273; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1987, c. 125. Va. Code § 19.2-277 - Summoning witnesses in another state to testify in this Commonwealth. If a person in any state which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons within its borders to attend and testify in criminal prosecutions or grand jury investigations commenced or about to commence in this Commonwealth is a material witness in a prosecution pending in a court of record in this Commonwealth, or in a grand jury investigation which has commenced or is about to commence, a judge of such court may issue a certificate under the seal of the court stating these facts and specifying the number of days the witness will be required. The certificate may include a recommendation that the witness be taken into immediate custody and delivered to an officer of this Commonwealth to assure his attendance in this Commonwealth. This certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the county in which the witness is found. Code 1950, § 19.1-274; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.