Procedimiento de Arresto Sin Orden Judicial en Washington

Explicación Simple

En Washington, un policía o incluso una persona normal puede arrestar a alguien si cree que ha cometido un crimen grave. Después de arrestarlo, deben llevarlo rápidamente ante un juez para que se le escuche.

Es como cuando en un partido de fútbol, un jugador ve que otro está haciendo trampa. Puede detenerlo y llevarlo al árbitro para que decidan qué hacer.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan ve a alguien golpeando a su vecino, Carlos. Juan, que es un ciudadano común, decide intervenir y llama a la policía mientras detiene al agresor. Cuando llega la policía, Juan les cuenta lo que vio y el agresor es arrestado sin necesidad de una orden.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 10.88.330 - Arrest without warrant (1) The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or a private person, without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the courts of a state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, but when so arrested the accused must be taken before a judge or magistrate with all practicable speed and complaint must be made against him under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest as in RCW 10.88.320; and thereafter his answer shall be heard as if he had been arrested on a warrant.(2) An officer of the United States customs service or the immigration and naturalization service may, without a warrant, arrest a person if:(a) The officer is on duty;(b) One or more of the following situations exists:(i) The person commits an assault or other crime involving physical harm, defined and punishable under chapter 9A.36 RCW, against the officer or against any other person in the presence of the officer;(ii) The person commits an assault or related crime while armed, defined and punishable under chapter 9.41 RCW, against the officer or against any other person in the presence of the officer;(iii) The officer has reasonable cause to believe that a crime as defined in (b)(i) or (ii) of this subsection has been committed and reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed it;(iv) The officer has reasonable cause to believe that a felony has been committed and reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed it; or(v) The officer has received positive information by written, telegraphic, teletypic, telephonic, radio, or other authoritative source that a peace officer holds a warrant for the person's arres