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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-147/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XI - TRIAL›Rule 147 - JURY; VERDICT; CONVICTION OF LESSER OFFENSE
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XI - TRIAL › Rule 147 - JURY; VERDICT; CONVICTION OF LESSER OFFENSE
The defendant may be found guilty of any lesser offense the commission of which is necessarily included in that with which he is charged; or of a lesser offense than that with which he is charged; or of an attempt to commit either the offense charged or any offense the commission of which is necessarily included therei...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XI - TRIAL›Rule 148 - JURY; VERDICT; RECONSIDERATION FOR MISTAKEN APPLICATION OF THE LAW
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XI - TRIAL › Rule 148 - JURY; VERDICT; RECONSIDERATION FOR MISTAKEN APPLICATION OF THE LAW
When there is a verdict of conviction in which it appears to the court that the jury has mistaken the law, the presiding judge may explain to the jury his reasons and order them to reconsider their verdict. If, after reconsideration, they return the same verdict, it shall be accepted by the court. Nothing contained her...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XI - TRIAL›Rule 149 - JURY; RECONSIDERATION OF DEFECTIVE VERDICT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XI - TRIAL › Rule 149 - JURY; RECONSIDERATION OF DEFECTIVE VERDICT
If the verdict should be so defective that the court should be unable to determine the intention of the jury to acquit or convict the defendant of the offense under which the defendant might be convicted pursuant to the information, or be unable to determine of what count or counts the jury wished to acquit or convict ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XI - TRIAL›Rule 150 - JURY; PARTIAL VERDICT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XI - TRIAL › Rule 150 - JURY; PARTIAL VERDICT
The jury may render a verdict or as many verdicts as may be necessary with regard to one or more of the counts of the information or with regard to one or more of the defendants included therein as to whose guilt or innocence they agree. If the jury cannot agree upon a verdict with regard to a count or a defendant, the...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XI - TRIAL›Rule 151 - JURY; VERIFICATION OF THE VERDICT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XI - TRIAL › Rule 151 - JURY; VERIFICATION OF THE VERDICT
When a verdict is rendered, the jury may be polled at the request of either party or on the court’s own motion. If as the result of this poll, it is determined that the verdict was not rendered by at least nine (9) jurors, the jury must be sent out for further deliberation or it may be discharged.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XI - TRIAL›Rule § 151.1 - TRIAL; CONFESSION OF DEFENDANT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XI - TRIAL › Rule § 151.1 - TRIAL; CONFESSION OF DEFENDANT
Upon a trial by jury, all questions of fact and of law referring to the confession of a defendant shall be heard and decided exclusively by the judge, in the absence of the jury, and the judge shall either admit such confession in evidence or reject it. This provision shall not have the effect of precluding defendant f...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XI - TRIAL›Rule 152 - TRIAL; CONSPIRACY; OVERT ACTS
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XI - TRIAL › Rule 152 - TRIAL; CONSPIRACY; OVERT ACTS
Upon a trial for conspiracy, in a case where an overt act is necessary to constitute an offense, the defendant cannot be convicted unless one or more of said overt acts are expressly alleged in the information or complaint and one of the acts alleged is proven, but other overt acts not alleged may be proven.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-153/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XI - TRIAL›Rule 153 - TRIAL; BIGAMY; PROOF OF MARRIAGES
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XI - TRIAL › Rule 153 - TRIAL; BIGAMY; PROOF OF MARRIAGES
Upon a trial for bigamy, it is not necessary to prove either of the marriages by the records of the register, certificates, or any other official record evidence thereof, but the same may be proved by such evidence as is admissible to prove a marriage. Proof as to the place and time in which the second marriage took pl...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XI - TRIAL›Rule 154 - TRIAL; EVIDENCE OF CORROBORATION
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XI - TRIAL › Rule 154 - TRIAL; EVIDENCE OF CORROBORATION
Upon trial for the crime of procuring or attempting to procure an abortion, or aiding or assisting therein, or for inveigling, enticing or for inducing or deceiving an unmarried female, under the age of twenty-one (21) years, until then reputed to be chaste, to enter a house of ill repute or any other place for the pur...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XI - TRIAL›Rule 154.1 - TRIAL; EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS CONDUCT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XI - TRIAL › Rule 154.1 - TRIAL; EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS CONDUCT
No evidence shall be admitted in any proceedings for the crime of rape or attempted rape, with regard to the previous sexual behavior or record of the victim, or any evidence of opinion or reputation regarding said sexual behavior or record, for the purpose of challenging her credibility or to establish her consent, un...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XI - TRIAL›Rule 155 - TRIAL; CORROBORATION IN CASES OF FRAUD
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XI - TRIAL › Rule 155 - TRIAL; CORROBORATION IN CASES OF FRAUD
Upon a trial for having obtained, with an intent to cheat or defraud another, by any false pretenses, the signature of any person to a written instrument, or having obtained from any person any money, personal property or valuable thing, the defendant shall not be convicted if the false pretense was expressed in langua...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XI - TRIAL›Rule 156 - TRIAL; TESTIMONY OF ACCESSORY OR ACCOMPLICE
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XI - TRIAL › Rule 156 - TRIAL; TESTIMONY OF ACCESSORY OR ACCOMPLICE
The testimony of an accessory or accomplice shall be examined with distrust and given the weight the judge or the jury deems proper after examining the same with caution in the light of all the evidence submitted in the case. In jury cases the jury shall be given instructions to that effect. History —July 23, 1974, No....
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XI - TRIAL›Rule 157 - TRIAL; MURDER; BURDEN OF PROOF
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XI - TRIAL › Rule 157 - TRIAL; MURDER; BURDEN OF PROOF
Upon a trial for murder, once it is proven that the death was caused by the defendant, the burden of proving circumstances of mitigation, or that justify or excuse it, devolves upon him, unless the proof on the part of The People tends to show that the crime committed only amounts to manslaughter or that the defendant ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XI - TRIAL›Rule 158 - TRIAL; LOTTERY; PROOF REQUIRED
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XI - TRIAL › Rule 158 - TRIAL; LOTTERY; PROOF REQUIRED
Upon a trial for the violation of any of the provisions of §§ 291-298, both inclusive, of the Penal Code of Puerto Rico, §§ 1211-1218 of Title 33, it shall not be necessary to prove the existence of any lottery in which a lottery ticket purports to have been issued, nor to prove the actual signing of any such ticket or...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XI - TRIAL›Rule 159 - PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE DISTRICT COURT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XI - TRIAL › Rule 159 - PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE DISTRICT COURT
(a) Assistance of counsel.— If when a case is to be tried, the defendant appears in court without counsel, the court shall advise him of his right to counsel, and if the defendant cannot obtain the services of counsel, the court shall assign counsel to represent him, unless the defendant waives his right thereto. The c...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 160 - JUDGMENT; DEFINITION; TIME FOR PRONOUNCING
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 160 - JUDGMENT; DEFINITION; TIME FOR PRONOUNCING
The word “judgment” means the pronouncement made by the court convicting or acquitting the defendant. After a plea of guilty or after a verdict against the defendant, the court shall forthwith pronounce its judgment pursuant to said plea or the verdict rendered. If the case was not tried by jury, the court may reserve ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 161 - JUDGMENT; DETERMINATION OF DEGREE OF CRIME
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 161 - JUDGMENT; DETERMINATION OF DEGREE OF CRIME
In judgments of conviction of crimes divided in degrees, the court shall determine the degree of the crime of which the defendant is convicted.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 162 - SENTENCE; DEFINITION; TIME FOR PRONOUNCING
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 162 - SENTENCE; DEFINITION; TIME FOR PRONOUNCING
The word “sentence” means the pronouncement made by the court as to the punishment imposed on the defendant. At the time of pronouncing sentence, the court must explain verbally or in writing the reasons for imposing the sentence. When a judgment of conviction is entered in felony cases, the court shall set a time limi...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule § 162.1 - PRESENTENCE REPORT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule § 162.1 - PRESENTENCE REPORT
(a) The court, before pronouncing sentence in the following cases, shall have before it a report that has been submitted to it after a thorough investigation of the defendant’s family background and social history and the economic, emotional and physical effect on the victim and his/her family caused by the commission ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 162.2 - SHORT DATA FORM, RULES AND PROCEDURE
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 162.2 - SHORT DATA FORM, RULES AND PROCEDURE
(a) At every court Part there shall be available a “Short Data Form” in which to record information regarding, among other, the following criteria directed at allowing the magistrate to make a rational judgment upon pronouncing sentence: (1) Employment and sources of income (2) Place of residence and time therein (3) C...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 162.3 - NOTICE, OBJECTIONS
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 162.3 - NOTICE, OBJECTIONS
Once the presentence reports are rendered, the court shall serve notice of this fact promptly to the parties who may submit their objections within the term of ten (10) days from the date of service. The parts of the report that are to be contested through the presentment of evidence shall be specified. If the reports ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule § 162.4 - SENTENCE; EVIDENCE OF EXTENUATING OR AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule § 162.4 - SENTENCE; EVIDENCE OF EXTENUATING OR AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES
The defendant, as well as the prosecuting attorney, may request the court to hear evidence of extenuating or aggravating circumstances for the purpose of imposing the penalty. If it appears from the allegations submitted that there is a real controversy over a material fact that requires the presentation of evidence, t...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 162.5 - PRESENTENCE REPORTS; EXTENUATING AND AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES; CONSOLIDATION OF ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 162.5 - PRESENTENCE REPORTS; EXTENUATING AND AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES; CONSOLIDATION OF HEARINGS
If a party files a motion under Rule 162.1, and it or the other party files another motion under Rule 162.4, or accumulates claims in the same motion under both rules, the court shall consider both issues in one same hearing unless this is not feasible. History —Added on June 4, 1980, No. 103, p. 334, § 2, eff. 9 month...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 163 - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE; PLACE AND MANNER OF PRONOUNCEMENT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 163 - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE; PLACE AND MANNER OF PRONOUNCEMENT
The judgment as well as the sentence shall be pronounced in open court and shall be registered in the official docket for criminal cases and in the minutes of the court, if any, within two (2) days following the day on which they were pronounced or dictated. The clerk of the court shall immediately remit a certified co...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 164 - JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL; EFFECTS
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 164 - JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL; EFFECTS
If a judgment of acquittal is entered and the defendant is under custody, he shall be released forthwith, unless by reason of other pending causes he should remain in custody, and if he is on bail, it shall be exonerated or his money refunded as the case may be.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 165 - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE; PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 165 - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE; PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT
When the presence of the defendant is necessary, the court may direct any officer in whose custody he is, to bring him before the court to hear the judgment or sentence which is to be pronounced or imposed on him. If the defendant is out on bail and does not appear for judgment or sentencing, the court, in addition to ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 166 - SENTENCE; INFORMATION TO BE GIVEN TO DEFENDANT BEFORE JUDGMENT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 166 - SENTENCE; INFORMATION TO BE GIVEN TO DEFENDANT BEFORE JUDGMENT
When the defendant appears in court for judgment, in cases of felony, he must be informed of the nature of the charge against him contained in the information and of the pronouncement of judgment, and must be asked whether he has any legal cause to show why sentence should not be imposed on him. If no such legal cause ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 167 - SENTENCE; OMISSION TO GIVE INFORMATION
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 167 - SENTENCE; OMISSION TO GIVE INFORMATION
If the sentence pronounced is not in accordance with the provisions of Rule 166, the court shall set it aside and proceed according to said rule.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 168 - SENTENCE; CAUSES WHY SENTENCE SHOULD NOT BE PRONOUNCED
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 168 - SENTENCE; CAUSES WHY SENTENCE SHOULD NOT BE PRONOUNCED
The defendant may request and show in the appropriate cases, that sentence should not be pronounced against him only by reason of the following causes: (a) That he has become insane after the verdict was rendered or the judgment pronounced. (b) That he has been granted a pardon for the crime tried in the cause for whic...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 169 - SENTENCE; INSANITY AS CAUSE WHY SENTENCE SHOULD NOT BE PRONOUNCED
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 169 - SENTENCE; INSANITY AS CAUSE WHY SENTENCE SHOULD NOT BE PRONOUNCED
The procedure provided for in Rule 240 shall be followed when insanity is alleged as a cause why sentence should not be pronounced.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 170 - SENTENCE; EVIDENCE AS TO THE CAUSES WHY SENTENCE SHOULD NOT BE PRONOUNCED
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 170 - SENTENCE; EVIDENCE AS TO THE CAUSES WHY SENTENCE SHOULD NOT BE PRONOUNCED
When it is alleged as a cause why sentence should not be pronounced, that the defendant is not the person against whom the verdict was rendered or the judgment pronounced, or that the defendant was granted a pardon for the offense for which sentence is to be pronounced against him, the court shall, if necessary, postpo...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 171 - SENTENCE; EVIDENCE AS TO MITIGATING OR AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 171 - SENTENCE; EVIDENCE AS TO MITIGATING OR AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES
The court, at its own instance or at the request of the defendant or the prosecuting attorney, upon due notice to the opposing party or parties, shall hear evidence as soon as possible of extenuating or aggravating circumstances for the imposition of penalties. (a) The following may be considered as extenuating circums...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 172 - SENTENCE; ALTERNATIVE IMPRISONMENT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 172 - SENTENCE; ALTERNATIVE IMPRISONMENT
Whenever in any court sentence is pronounced adjudging that the defendant pay a fine, and such fine is not immediately paid, the defendant shall be imprisoned for such nonpayment for the term of one (1) day for each dollar left unpaid and this alternative imprisonment shall not exceed ninety (90) days.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 173 - SENTENCE; FINE, LIEN
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 173 - SENTENCE; FINE, LIEN
A sentence that the defendant pay a fine shall constitute a lien, in the same manner as a sentence for payment of money rendered in a civil action, provided it is so recorded in the Judgment Book of the Registry of Property.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 174 - SENTENCE; TERM OF IMPRISONMENT DETERMINED AS PER JUDGMENT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 174 - SENTENCE; TERM OF IMPRISONMENT DETERMINED AS PER JUDGMENT
In a sentence of conviction for a felony or a misdemeanor that bears deprivation of freedom, the court shall determine imprisonment in a adequate institution for the term indicated in the judgment. History —Dec. 10, 1999, No. 334, § 1.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 175 - SENTENCE; REQUISITES FOR ITS EXECUTION
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 175 - SENTENCE; REQUISITES FOR ITS EXECUTION
When a judgment has been pronounced, a certified copy thereof must be forthwith delivered to the officer whose duty it is to execute it, which copy shall be sufficient for its execution, no other warrant or authority being necessary to justify or to require its execution.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 176 - SENTENCE; FINE; PAYMENT FOR DAMAGES; HOW TO EXECUTE IT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 176 - SENTENCE; FINE; PAYMENT FOR DAMAGES; HOW TO EXECUTE IT
If the judgment rendered is for a fine or an award for damages as provided for in § 16-102A of Act July 20 1960, No. 141, the procedure to be followed for the execution thereof is the same as in the case of a judgment entered in a civil case ordering the payment of money. History —Nov. 28, 1989, No. 5, p. 549, § 2.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 177 - JUDGMENT FOR IMPRISONMENT; SERVICE THEREOF
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 177 - JUDGMENT FOR IMPRISONMENT; SERVICE THEREOF
If the judgment is for imprisonment, the defendant must forthwith be committed to the custody of the proper officer, and by him detained until the judgment is complied with. The same procedure is to be followed when the judgment is for a fine and alternative imprisonment if the fine is not paid. If after he has started...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 178 - TYPES OF SENTENCES
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 178 - TYPES OF SENTENCES
The court shall pronounce sentences pursuant to the Penal Code of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the special laws regarding such matters. History —June 4, 1980, No. 103, p. 334, § 1; Sept. 15, 2004, No. 317, § 14.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 179 - CONCURRENT OR CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 179 - CONCURRENT OR CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES
Whenever a person is convicted of an offense, the trial court shall determine, on pronouncing sentence, whether the prison term imposed therein is to be served consecutively or concurrently with any other prison term or terms. If the court fails to state such determination, the term of imprisonment imposed shall be ser...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 180 - TERMS NOT TO BE SERVED CONCURRENTLY
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 180 - TERMS NOT TO BE SERVED CONCURRENTLY
The prison terms that must be imposed in the following cases shall not be served concurrently: (a) When the convicted person has been sentenced for a crime committed while on appeal from another crime or other crimes or while released because the effects of a judgment of conviction were annulled. (b) When the convicted...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 181 - REPORT AS TO PRISONER SUMMONED TO TRIAL
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 181 - REPORT AS TO PRISONER SUMMONED TO TRIAL
When a person is serving a sentence and is summoned to trial before any court of justice, the director or person in charge of the penal institution where the said person is confined shall send to the judge of the court who requires the appearance, a certificate with a copy, describing the details of said imprisonment, ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 182 - TIME DEFENDANT HAS BEEN DEPRIVED OF HIS LIBERTY
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 182 - TIME DEFENDANT HAS BEEN DEPRIVED OF HIS LIBERTY
The time that a person charged with the commission of any public offense may have been deprived of his liberty, shall be fully deducted from the prison term that said person must serve if he is sentenced for the same offenses for which he was deprived of his liberty.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 183 - TERM OF IMPRISONMENT AWAITING RESULT OF APPEAL FROM SENTENCE
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 183 - TERM OF IMPRISONMENT AWAITING RESULT OF APPEAL FROM SENTENCE
The time that a person may have been deprived of his liberty awaiting the result of an appeal taken from the sentence imposed upon him, shall be fully deducted from the prison term that said person must serve under said sentence if it is affirmed or modified.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 184 - SENTENCE SUBSEQUENTLY ANNULLED OR REVERSED
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 184 - SENTENCE SUBSEQUENTLY ANNULLED OR REVERSED
The time that a person may have been deprived of his liberty under a sentence that is subsequently annulled or reversed, shall be fully deducted from the prison term that said person must serve in case he is sentenced again for the same offenses for which the sentence so annulled or reversed was imposed.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 185 - CORRECTION OR MODIFICATION OF SENTENCE
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 185 - CORRECTION OR MODIFICATION OF SENTENCE
(a) Illegal sentence; drafting of the sentence.— The sentencing court may correct an illegal sentence at any time. It may likewise for justifiable cause and in furtherance of justice, reduce any sentence within ninety (90) days of its pronouncement, provided the same is not on appeal, or within sixty (60) days after re...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173)›Rule 186 - DISABILITY OF THE JUDGE
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XII - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE (§ 173) › Rule 186 - DISABILITY OF THE JUDGE
(a) During the trial.— Once the trial has begun, and before the verdict or judgment is rendered, if the judge before whom the defendant was tried is unable to continue with the trial on account of death, sickness or other disability or for termination of office, any other judge of the same category regularly sitting in...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIII - NEW TRIAL›Rule 187 - NEW TRIAL; GRANTING OF
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIII - NEW TRIAL › Rule 187 - NEW TRIAL; GRANTING OF
After a verdict of guilty has been rendered, the court may grant a new trial on its own motion with the consent of the defendant or on defendant’s motion.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIII - NEW TRIAL›Rule 188 - GROUNDS FOR NEW TRIAL
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIII - NEW TRIAL › Rule 188 - GROUNDS FOR NEW TRIAL
The court may grant a new trial for any of the following grounds: (a) When new evidence is discovered, which, if presented at the trial, would probably have changed the verdict or the finding of the court and which the defendant could not, with reasonable diligence, have discovered and produced at the trial. When a mot...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIII - NEW TRIAL›Rule 189 - NEW TRIAL; TIME FOR FILING THE MOTION
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIII - NEW TRIAL › Rule 189 - NEW TRIAL; TIME FOR FILING THE MOTION
The motion for a new trial must be filed before judgment is rendered, except that when it is based upon the grounds provided for in subsection (e) of Rule 188, it shall be filed within thirty (30) days following the day on which notice of the death or incapacity of the court stenographer or of the loss or destruction o...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIII - NEW TRIAL›Rule 190 - NEW TRIAL; MOTION; REQUIREMENTS; NOTICE
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIII - NEW TRIAL › Rule 190 - NEW TRIAL; MOTION; REQUIREMENTS; NOTICE
The motion for new trial shall be presented in writing, it shall state all the grounds on which it is based and the prosecuting attorney shall be notified thereof.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIII - NEW TRIAL›Rule 191 - NEW TRIAL; EFFECTS
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIII - NEW TRIAL › Rule 191 - NEW TRIAL; EFFECTS
When a new trial is granted, it shall be held for an offense which is not a greater offense and which is not greater in degree than the one for which the defendant was convicted in the former trial. In the new trial, the former verdict or finding cannot be used or referred to either in evidence or in argument, nor can ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIII - NEW TRIAL›Rule 192 - NEW TRIAL; FINDING OF NEW FACTS
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIII - NEW TRIAL › Rule 192 - NEW TRIAL; FINDING OF NEW FACTS
The court may in like manner and at the request of the defendant grant a new trial if after the sentence is pronounced new facts or new evidence are found of a nature tending to establish defendant’s innocence.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIII-A - PROCEEDINGS SUBSEQUENT TO CONVICTION›Rule 192.1 - PROCEEDING SUBSEQUENT TO SENTENCE; BEFORE THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE A...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIII-A - PROCEEDINGS SUBSEQUENT TO CONVICTION › Rule 192.1 - PROCEEDING SUBSEQUENT TO SENTENCE; BEFORE THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE AND THE DISTRICT COURT
(a) Who may request it.— Any person who is imprisoned by virtue of a judgment rendered by any Division of the Court of First Instance and who alleges the right to be released because: (1) The sentence was imposed in violation of the Constitution or the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or of the Constitution and ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 193 - APPEAL TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 193 - APPEAL TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
Final judgements pronounced in criminal cases originated in the Court of First Instance may be appealed by the defendant in the manner prescribed in these Rules. In these cases, the defendant may file an appeal before the Circuit Court of Appeals, except in cases of conviction upon a plea of guilty, which may only be r...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 194 - PROCEDURE TO PERFECT APPEAL
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 194 - PROCEDURE TO PERFECT APPEAL
An appeal is executed by filing a writ of appeal with the clerk of the part of the Court of First Instance that pronounced judgment, within thirty (30) days following the date in which the judgment was pronounced, but, if a motion for a new trial is filed under Rules 188(e) and 192 of this appendix within the indicated...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 195 - TAKING OF APPEAL BY PRISONER
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 195 - TAKING OF APPEAL BY PRISONER
When the appellant is confined in a penal institution and appeals in his own right, the appeal shall be executed by delivering the bill of appeal within the term for the appeal to be filed, to the officer having his custody. It shall be the duty of said officer to file the bill of appeal immediately with the clerk of t...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 196 - CONTENTS OF THE BILL OF APPEAL
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 196 - CONTENTS OF THE BILL OF APPEAL
The bill of appeal shall set forth the name or names of the appellants defendants; it shall designate the judgment which is appealed, and it shall specify that the appeal is filed with the Circuit Court of Appeals. It shall also specify the circuit to which the appeal corresponds and shall indicate whether the appellan...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 197 - STAY OF EFFECT OF GUILTY SENTENCE; ORDER OF PROBATION
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 197 - STAY OF EFFECT OF GUILTY SENTENCE; ORDER OF PROBATION
(a) Stay of execution of judgment.— An appeal from a guilty sentence or the filing of a writ of certiorari, shall stay the effects of the sentence once bail is posted. An appeal, or the filing of a writ of certiorari, shall not stay the effects of a verdict of guilty when the posting of bail is not admitted on appeal o...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 198 - BOND APPEAL
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 198 - BOND APPEAL
Except in the case of an offense involving imprisonment for ninety-nine (99) years, a defendant shall be admitted to bond after being convicted if he files a writ of appeal or certiorari before the Circuit Court of Appeals: (a) As an issue of law, when a judgment appealed is imposing only a fine. (b) As an issue of law...
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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 199 - RECORD ON APPEAL: ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS
Except as otherwise provided herein, the appeals shall be heard upon examining the original documents in the record and on the statement or transcript of the oral evidence, which shall constitute the record on appeal. History —Dec. 25, 1995, No. 251, § 6, eff. May 1, 1996.
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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 200 - ORAL EVIDENCE: DESIGNATION
(a) When the appellant or petitioner deems that it is necessary for the Circuit Court of Appeals to examine a portion of the oral evidence produced before the Court of First Instance, in order to resolve an appeal or a writ of certiorari he/she shall submit one, or a combination of the following: (1) Stipulated stateme...
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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 201 - ORAL EVIDENCE: TRANSCRIPT
(a) The appellant or petitioner, or the Attorney General, may request the court, only as provided in Rule 200 of this appendix, to order the preparation of a transcript of the oral evidence or a portion thereof. (b) To such effects, the proponent party shall file a motion before the Circuit Court of Appeals no later th...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 203 - RECORD ON APPEAL; REMISSION
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 203 - RECORD ON APPEAL; REMISSION
After the bill of appeal, has been filed, and within the terms prescribed in Rule 210 of this appendix, the clerk of the respondent court shall remit to the Circuit Court of Appeals all the original documents of the proceeding subject to the appeal, except those whose omission has been agreed upon by the parties by wri...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 204 - PRELIMINARY MOTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS: DOCUMENTS
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 204 - PRELIMINARY MOTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS: DOCUMENTS
If prior to the date on which the record on appeal is remitted to the Circuit Court of Appeals, the People wishes to file a motion to dismiss, or any of the parties files a motion petitioning any order it shall include with the motion copies of the documents in the original record of the Court of First Instance that ar...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 205 - ORIGINAL WRITINGS AND PAPERS; PREPARATION
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 205 - ORIGINAL WRITINGS AND PAPERS; PREPARATION
The original writings and papers shall be bound together in one or more volumes and the pages shall be consecutively numbered. A complete index shall be prepared in addition to or as part of the certificate of identification required by Rule 203.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 206 - RECORD ON APPEAL: CORRECTION
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 206 - RECORD ON APPEAL: CORRECTION
It shall not be necessary for the record on appeal to be approved by the respondent court. But if any discrepancy should arise with regard to whether the record faithfully reflects what occurred in the respondent court, the matter shall be submitted to said court, which shall settle the issue and conform the record to ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 207 - RECORD ON APPEAL; SEVERAL APPEALS
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 207 - RECORD ON APPEAL; SEVERAL APPEALS
Where there is more than one appeal from the judgment, taken by two (2) or more appellants, a single record shall be prepared containing all the matter designated or stipulated by the parties, without duplication.
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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 210 - RECORD ON APPEAL; FILING; EXTENSIONS
The record on appeal provided in Rules 199, 203, 205, 206 and 207 of this appendix shall be filed in the Circuit Court of Appeals within thirty (30) days from the date the bill of complaint is filed, except that when there is more than one complaint filed against the judgment by two or more appellant defendants, the re...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 211 - POWERS OF THE COURTS OF APPEALS
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 211 - POWERS OF THE COURTS OF APPEALS
In situations unforeseen by law, these rules or the rules approved by the Supreme Court, both the Supreme Court as well as the Circuit Court of Appeals shall indict the proceeding in the manner that in their judgment serves the best interests of all the parties. The Supreme Court and the Circuit Court of Appeals reserv...
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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 212 - DISMISSAL OF THE APPEAL OR CERTIORARI
The respondent party may request, by motion, the dismissal of an appeal or writ of certiorari on the following grounds: (a) The Circuit Court of Appeals lacks jurisdiction to consider the appeal or certiorari; (b) the appeal or certiorari has not been executed according to law and applicable rules; (c) it has not been ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 213 - DISPOSITION OF CASE ON APPEAL OR CERTIORARI
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 213 - DISPOSITION OF CASE ON APPEAL OR CERTIORARI
The Circuit Court of Appeals may reverse, confirm or modify the appealed judgment, or may reduce the degree of the offense or the penalty imposed, or it may, if in order, acquit the defendant or order a new trial to be held. It may also annul, confirm or modify any or all proceedings subsequent to or dependent upon the...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 214 - REMISSION OF MANDATE AND REMAND OF THE RECORD ON APPEAL
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 214 - REMISSION OF MANDATE AND REMAND OF THE RECORD ON APPEAL
Thirty (30) days after having entered the notice of judgment rendered in appeal or certiorari in the record, the complete record on appeal together with the mandate shall be remanded to the Court of First Instance, unless a motion for reconsideration or writ of certiorari before the Supreme Court has been granted or is...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 215 - PETITION FOR CERTIFICATION
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 215 - PETITION FOR CERTIFICATION
In criminal cases the petition for certification shall be prosecuted pursuant to the proceedings provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 216 - RECONSIDERATION
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 216 - RECONSIDERATION
The party that is adversely affected by a final resolution or judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals may file a motion for reconsideration within the undeferrable term of fifteen (15) days from the date a copy of the notice of the resolution or judgment is filed in the record. The term to appeal to the Supreme Court ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XIV - APPEALS›Rule 217 - REVIEW OF JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED ON APPEAL; TERM
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XIV - APPEALS › Rule 217 - REVIEW OF JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED ON APPEAL; TERM
The judgment pronounced on appeal or certiorari, or the final resolution dismissing the writ of certiorari issued by the Circuit Court of Appeals, may be reviewed by the Supreme Court through certiorari to be issued at its discretion, and not otherwise. The writ of certiorari shall be filed within thirty (30) days from...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 218 - BAIL AND CONDITIONS, WHEN REQUIRED; CRITERIA FOR SETTING; REVIEW OF AMOUNT OR CONDITIONS;...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 218 - BAIL AND CONDITIONS, WHEN REQUIRED; CRITERIA FOR SETTING; REVIEW OF AMOUNT OR CONDITIONS; IN GENERAL
(a) Right to bail; who shall set it; imposing of conditions.— Every person arrested for any offense shall be entitled to be released on bail or on a condition or combination of conditions imposed pursuant to subsection (c) of this rule until convicted. For the purpose of determining the amount of the corresponding bail...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 219 - BAIL; CONDITIONS; REQUIREMENTS
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 219 - BAIL; CONDITIONS; REQUIREMENTS
(a) Before conviction.— The conditions imposed and the bail furnished at any time before conviction shall insure the presence of the defendant before the magistrate or the corresponding court and his submission to all orders, summons and proceedings thereof, including the pronouncement and execution of sentence as well...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 220 - BAIL; QUALIFICATIONS OF SURETIES
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 220 - BAIL; QUALIFICATIONS OF SURETIES
Every bond shall be signed or acknowledged before a magistrate or clerk, as the case may be, either by a company authorized to furnish bail in Puerto Rico; or by the Executive Director of the “Expedited Bail Project”, created by an Order issued by the District Court of the United States for the District of Puerto Rico ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 221 - BAIL; SURETIES; JUSTIFICATION OF QUALIFICATIONS
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 221 - BAIL; SURETIES; JUSTIFICATION OF QUALIFICATIONS
Sureties not authorized to furnish bail in Puerto Rico must justify under oath taken before the magistrate granting bail, in all cases, that the assets offered as surety possess the qualifications provided in Rule 220. The magistrate shall examine the bondsmen under oath to determine if the property complies with the p...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 222 - BAIL; DEPOSIT INSTEAD OF BAIL
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 222 - BAIL; DEPOSIT INSTEAD OF BAIL
The defendant may deposit the amount of bail in cash, instead of giving bail, and the deposit thus made shall guarantee compliance with the conditions stated in Rule 219 and the payment of costs and of any fine that might be imposed. The officer who accepts the deposit shall issue a certificate thereof and the defendan...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 223 - BAIL; SUBSTITUTION OF DEPOSIT FOR BAIL AND VICE VERSA
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 223 - BAIL; SUBSTITUTION OF DEPOSIT FOR BAIL AND VICE VERSA
The deposit may be substituted by an undertaking and vice versa with the approval of the court, provided none of the conditions guaranteed is violated.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 224 - BAIL; SURETIES; EXONERATION BY SURRENDER OF THE DEFENDANT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 224 - BAIL; SURETIES; EXONERATION BY SURRENDER OF THE DEFENDANT
Provided none of the conditions of the bond is breached, any surety may, in order to be exonerated, surrender the defendant, or the latter may surrender himself to the officer in whose custody he was committed at the time of giving bail, or might have been committed if none had been furnished, in the following manner: ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 225 - BAIL; SURETIES; EXONERATION BY SURRENDER; ARREST OF DEFENDANT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 225 - BAIL; SURETIES; EXONERATION BY SURRENDER; ARREST OF DEFENDANT
For the purpose of surrendering the defendant, the sureties, at any time before they are finally discharged, and at any place within the territory of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, may themselves arrest him or by a written authority indorsed on a certified copy of the undertaking, may empower any person of suitable a...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 226 - BAIL; FORFEITURE OF COSTS OR FINE
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 226 - BAIL; FORFEITURE OF COSTS OR FINE
Upon expiration of the term to appeal from a judgment imposing a fine, or a fine and costs on the defendant, or after five (5) days have elapsed from the receipt of the mandate affirming said judgment, the trial court in the event that the deposit mentioned in Rule 222 has been made, shall enter judgment ordering the f...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 227 - BAIL; PROCEEDING FOR ITS FORFEITURE; FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS; DETENTION
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 227 - BAIL; PROCEEDING FOR ITS FORFEITURE; FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS; DETENTION
(a) Bail; forfeiture.— If the defendant fails to comply with any of the conditions of the bail, the court taking cognizance of the offense shall order the sureties or the depositor to show cause why the bail or deposit should not be forfeited. The order shall be served personally or sent by registered mail to the known...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 228 - CONDITIONS; BAIL; ARREST OF DEFENDANT
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 228 - CONDITIONS; BAIL; ARREST OF DEFENDANT
The arrest of the defendant on whom conditions have been imposed, or who has furnished bail or deposit shall be ordered in the following cases: (a) When there has been a breach of any of the conditions imposed, or of the conditions of the undertaking or deposit. (b) When his bailors, or either of them are dead or insuf...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 229 - SEARCH WARRANT AND INTERNAL REVENUE AGENT DEFINED
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 229 - SEARCH WARRANT AND INTERNAL REVENUE AGENT DEFINED
A search warrant is an order issued in the name of The People of Puerto Rico, signed by a magistrate, and directed to a peace officer, internal revenue agent or income tax inspector, within the functions of his office, commanding him to search and seize certain personal property and bring it before the magistrate. The ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 230 - SEARCH WARRANT; GROUNDS FOR ISSUANCE
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 230 - SEARCH WARRANT; GROUNDS FOR ISSUANCE
A search warrant may be issued to search or seize property: (a) Stolen, embezzled or obtained by extortion. (b) Which has been, is or is intended to be used as a means to commit an offense.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 231 - SEARCH WARRANT; REQUISITES FOR ISSUANCE; FORM AND CONTENTS
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 231 - SEARCH WARRANT; REQUISITES FOR ISSUANCE; FORM AND CONTENTS
A search warrant shall not be issued except upon a written statement, made before a magistrate under oath or affirmation, which shall set forth the facts tending to establish the grounds for the issuance. If from the affidavit and the examination of the affiant, the magistrate is satisfied that there is probable cause ...
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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 232 - SEARCH WARRANT; EXECUTION
The search warrant shall be executed and returned, only within ten (10) days of its issuance. The officer executing it shall give to the person from whom the property was taken, or in whose possession it was found, a copy of the warrant and a receipt for the property taken, or shall leave such copy and receipt at the p...
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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 233 - SEARCH WARRANT; RETURN
A magistrate to whom a search warrant is returned after execution, shall attach thereto a copy of the return, the inventory, the affidavits and any other existing documents related thereto and the property taken, and he shall forthwith remit them all to the court having power to inquire into the offense in respect to w...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 234 - SEARCH; MOTION TO SUPPRESS EVIDENCE
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 234 - SEARCH; MOTION TO SUPPRESS EVIDENCE
Any person aggrieved by an illegal search, may request the court referred to in Rule 233, to suppress the evidence obtained by virtue of said search thereunder, or to return the property, on any of the following grounds: (a) That the property was illegally taken without a search warrant. (b) That the search warrant is ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 235 - WITNESSES; WHO MAY ISSUE SUBPOENA
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 235 - WITNESSES; WHO MAY ISSUE SUBPOENA
A subpoena for the appearance of witnesses and their examination under oath may be issued by any magistrate for the investigation of an offense or for a preliminary hearing. When the prosecutor, in those cases and under the conditions allowed by these rules, provides the court with the name and address of the accused p...
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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 236 - WITNESSES; SERVICE OF SUBPOENA
A subpoena may be served by any person, but a peace officer must serve in his district any subpoena delivered to him for service, either on the part of The People or the defendant. Service of a subpoena is made by showing the original to the witness personally and delivering a copy thereof to him or sending it by mail ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 237 - WITNESSES; ADVANCE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 237 - WITNESSES; ADVANCE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES
When a person, by virtue of a subpoena, attends before a judge or a court as a witness for The People or for the defense and is poor and unable to pay the expenses of such attendance, the court, in its discretion, may direct the clerk of the court to pay the witness a reasonable sum, which shall not exceed the per diem...
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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 238 - WITNESSES; ARREST AND BAIL TO GUARANTEE APPEARANCE
If any of the parties shows, by affidavit, that there is a reasonable fear that any of the witnesses in a criminal action will fail to appear unless a bond is furnished, the judge acting in the preliminary investigation, or the court having jurisdiction of the case, shall order the witness to give bail in any amount he...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS›Rule 239 - MENTAL CAPACITY OF DEFENDANT BEFORE TRIAL
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 239 - MENTAL CAPACITY OF DEFENDANT BEFORE TRIAL
No person can be tried, convicted or punished for an offense while he is mentally incompetent.
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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 240 - MENTAL COMPETENCY OF THE DEFENDANT; DETERMINATION
(a) Hearing; experts.— At any time after the indictment or complaint is filed and before judgment is rendered, if the court has evidence, in addition to the opinion of the legal representation of the defendant, establishing by a preponderance of evidence that the defendant is mentally incompetent, it shall detail in wr...
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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 241 - PROCEDURE FOR THE IMPOSITION OF SECURITY MEASURES
Whenever a defendant is acquitted, or no probable cause is found at the preliminary hearing, or it is determined that the defendant is permanently incompetent to stand trial or cannot be prosecuted by reason of his/her mental incompetence, the court shall keep jurisdiction over said person and may order him/her to be a...