Costos en casos de delitos graves

Explicación Simple

Cuando alguien es declarado culpable de un delito grave, se deben calcular los costos del juicio. Estos costos son revisados y aprobados por el juez y el fiscal antes de ser pagados a las personas que participaron en el caso.

Es como cuando vas a un restaurante y al final pides la cuenta. El mesero revisa lo que pediste, el gerente verifica todo, y luego tú pagas lo que corresponde.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue condenado por un delito grave. Después del juicio, el secretario del tribunal calcula los costos del juicio y el fiscal lo revisa. El juez aprueba esos costos y luego se envían para que Juan pague lo que debe, incluso si su condena se anula más tarde.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 10.46.220 - Cost bills in felony cases -- Certification In all convictions for felony, whether capital or punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary, the clerk of the superior court shall forthwith, after sentence, tax the costs in the case. The cost bill shall be made out in triplicate, and be examined by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the trial was had. After which the judge of the superior court shall allow and approve such bill or so much thereof, as is allowable by law. The clerk of the superior court shall thereupon, under his hand, and under the seal of the court, certify said triplicate cost bills, and shall file one with the papers of cause, and shall transmit one to the administrator for the courts and one to the county auditor of the county in which said felony was committed. RCW 10.46.230 - Cost bills in felony cases -- Payment Upon the receipt of the cost bill, as provided for in the preceding section, the county auditor shall draw warrants for the amounts due each person, as certified in said cost bill, which warrants shall be paid as other county warrants are paid. On receipt of the certified copy of said cost bill, the administrator for the courts shall examine and audit said bill and allow the payment by the state of statutorily required witness fees in cases where conviction of a felony is obtained and the defendant is sentenced to pay a fine or is given a prison sentence even if the sentence is deferred or suspended. Payment shall be allowed by the administrator for the courts in such cases even when the conviction is subsequently reversed or if a new trial is granted.