Presunciones sobre actos violentos en el proceso penal

Explicación Simple

Esta ley ayuda a los jueces a decidir si alguien hizo algo violento. Si una persona ya fue condenada antes, se asume que hizo el acto violento, a menos que se demuestre lo contrario.

Es como si en un equipo de fútbol un jugador que ha sido expulsado varias veces se asume que es problemático. Aunque en un partido reciente no haya hecho nada, su historial cuenta.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene un historial de violencia y es acusado de un nuevo ataque. El juez puede considerar su condena anterior y asumir que Juan cometió el nuevo acto violento, a menos que Juan presente pruebas que digan lo contrario.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 10.77.260 - Violent act -- Presumptions (1) In determining whether a defendant has committed a violent act the court must:(a) Presume that a past conviction, guilty plea, or finding of not guilty by reason of insanity establishes the elements necessary for the crime charged;(b) Consider that the elements of a crime may not be sufficient in themselves to establish that the defendant committed a violent act; and(c) Presume that the facts underlying the elements, if unrebutted, are sufficient to establish that the defendant committed a violent act.(2) The presumptions in subsection (1) of this section are rebuttable.(3) In determining the facts underlying the elements of any crime under subsection (1) of this section, the court may consider information including, but not limited to, the following material relating to the crime:(a) Affidavits or declarations made under penalty of perjury;(b) Criminal history record information, as defined in chapter 10.97 RCW; and(c) Its own or certified copies of another court's records such as criminal complaints, certifications of probable cause to detain, dockets, and orders on judgment and sentencing. RCW 10.77.900 - Savings -- Construction -- 1973 1st ex.s. c 117 (1) Any acts done before July 1, 1973 and any proceedings then pending and any constitutional right or any action taken in any proceeding pending under statutes in effect prior to July 1, 1973 are not impaired by this chapter.(2) This chapter shall also apply to persons committed under prior law as incompetent to stand trial or as being criminally insane and to any proceedings in court then pending or thereafter commenced regardless of when the proceedings were commenced, except to the extent that in the opinion of the court, the former procedure should continue to