Confidencialidad de los jurados en investigaciones criminales

Explicación Simple

Los jurados de un gran jurado no pueden contar lo que se dice o cómo votan. Solo pueden hablar sobre acusaciones cuando se les permite en el tribunal.

Es como cuando en una reunión de amigos se habla de un secreto y se promete no contarle a nadie. Si alguien pregunta, solo puedes decir que hay un secreto, pero no puedes dar detalles.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que María es jurado en un gran jurado que investiga un caso de robo. Ella no puede decirle a su familia qué opinó o cómo votó en las decisiones que tomaron. Sin embargo, si alguien es acusado de mentir en su testimonio, entonces sí se puede hablar de lo que ocurrió en el gran jurado.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(1) Every member of the grand jury shall keep secret whatever he or any other grand juror has said, and how he or any other grand juror has voted, except for disclosure of indictments, if any, as provided in RCW 10.27.150.(2) No grand juror shall be permitted to state or testify in any court how he or any other grand juror voted on any question before them or what opinion was expressed by himself or any other grand juror regarding such question.(3) No grand juror, public or private attorney, city attorney or corporation counsel, reporter, interpreter or public servant who held a witness in custody before a grand jury or special inquiry judge, or witness, principal or other person shall disclose the testimony of a witness examined before the grand jury or special inquiry judge or other evidence received by it, except when required by the court to disclose the testimony of the witness examined before the grand jury or special inquiry judge for the purpose of ascertaining whether it is consistent with that of the witness given before the court, or to disclose his testimony given before the grand jury or special inquiry judge by any person upon a charge against such person for perjury in giving his testimony or upon trial therefor, or when permitted by the court in furtherance of justice.(4) The public attorney shall have access to all grand jury and special inquiry judge evidence and may introduce such evidence before any other grand jury or any trial in which the same may be relevant.(5) The court upon a showing of good cause may make any or all grand jury or special inquiry judge evidence available to any other public attorney, prosecuting attorney, city attorney or corporation counsel upon proper application and with the concurrence of the public attorney attending suc