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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-13/ | PR | 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 II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 13 - ARREST; INFORMATION TO PERSON ARRESTED | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13 - ARREST; INFORMATION TO PERSON ARRESTED | The person making an arrest shall inform the defendant of the intention to arrest him, of the cause for the arrest and of the authority to make it, except when the person making the arrest has reasonable cause for believing that the defendant is committing or attempting to commit an offense, or when the defendant is pu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-14/ | PR | 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 II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 14 - ARREST; ORAL ORDER | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 14 - ARREST; ORAL ORDER | A magistrate may orally order a peace officer or a private person to arrest anyone committing or attempting to commit an offense in the presence of such magistrate. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-15/ | PR | 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 II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 15 - ARREST; SUMMONING OF AID | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 15 - ARREST; SUMMONING OF AID | Any person making an arrest may orally summon as many persons as he deems necessary to aid him therein. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-16/ | PR | 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 II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 16 - ARREST; LAWFUL MEANS TO MAKE IT | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 16 - ARREST; LAWFUL MEANS TO MAKE IT | When the arrest is made by an officer under the authority of a warrant, or without a warrant, for a felony committed in his presence, if after informing the person to be arrested of the intention to make the arrest, said person flees or forcibly resists, the officer may use all the means necessary to effect the arrest.... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-17/ | PR | 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 II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 17 - ARREST; RIGHT TO FORCIBLE ENTRANCE | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 17 - ARREST; RIGHT TO FORCIBLE ENTRANCE | To make an arrest, a private person if the offense is a felony, and a public officer in all cases, may break open any door or window of the house in which the person to be arrested is, or in which they have reasonable ground for believing him to be, after having demanded admittance and explained the purpose for which a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-18/ | PR | 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 II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 18 - ARREST; FORCE WHEN DETAINED | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 18 - ARREST; FORCE WHEN DETAINED | Any person who has lawfully entered a house for the purpose of making an arrest therein, may break open any door or window if he has been detained therein, when necessary for the purpose of liberating himself, and a peace officer may do the same to free a person who has lawfully entered a building with the purpose of m... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-19/ | PR | 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 II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 19 - ARREST; DISARMING PERSON ARRESTED; DISPOSAL OF WEAPONS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 19 - ARREST; DISARMING PERSON ARRESTED; DISPOSAL OF WEAPONS | Any person making an arrest may take from the person arrested all the weapons which he may have about his person, and must deliver them to the magistrate before whom the defendant is taken. In the case where the arrest is made by a private person who delivers the person arrested to a peace officer as provided by Rule 2... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-20/ | PR | 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 II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 20 - ARREST; TRANSMISSION OF WARRANTS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 20 - ARREST; TRANSMISSION OF WARRANTS | By means of a handwritten endorsement on an arrest warrant, any magistrate may authorize the transmission of said warrant by telephone, teletype, radio-telephone, facsimile or any other electronic means of communication, and as of that moment, a copy of the arrest warrant shall have to be remitted to every law enforcem... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-21/ | PR | 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 II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 21 - ARREST AFTER ESCAPE | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 21 - ARREST AFTER ESCAPE | If an individual under arrest or under custody escapes or is rescued, the person in charge of his custody shall pursue him diligently and take him at any time and in any place, and to do so he may use the same means authorized to make an arrest. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-22/ | PR | 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 II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 22 - PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 22 - PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE | (a) Appearance before the magistrate.— A peace officer making an arrest under a warrant shall take the person arrested before the nearest available magistrate without unnecessary delay. Any person making and arrest without a warrant shall take the person arrested before the nearest available magistrate without unnecess... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-23/ | PR | 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 II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 23 - PRELIMINARY HEARING | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 23 - PRELIMINARY HEARING | (a) When it shall be held.— A preliminary hearing shall be held in all cases in which a person is charged with the commission of a felony. In those cases he shall be summoned for that hearing at least five (5) days before it is held. In the cases in which it appears according to Rule 22(c) of this appendix that the per... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-24/ | PR | 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 II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 24 - FURTHER PROCEEDINGS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 24 - FURTHER PROCEEDINGS | (a) In the District Court.— When pursuant to the provisions of Rule 22(c) the record of a case is received by the clerk of any part of the District Court of First Instance, the trial of the case shall be held in the said part, and the complaint transmitted by the magistrate shall be the basis for the same.
(b) In the C... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-25/ | PR | 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 III - VENUE›Rule 25 - DISTRICT; DEFINITION | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 25 - DISTRICT; DEFINITION | The word “district” as used in Rules 25 to 33 shall mean one of the territorial units into which Puerto Rico is divided for judicial purposes and it shall include the units corresponding to the parts of the District Court and to the parts of the Court of First Instance. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-26/ | PR | 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 III - VENUE›Rule 26 - OFFENSES TRIABLE IN PUERTO RICO | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 26 - OFFENSES TRIABLE IN PUERTO RICO | Any person who commits or attempts to commit an offense within the territorial extension subject to the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be prosecuted in Puerto Rico.
Any person who commits or attempts to commit an offense outside of the territorial extension of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, und... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-27/ | PR | 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 III - VENUE›Rule 27 - VENUE; IN GENERAL | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 27 - VENUE; IN GENERAL | In all criminal proceedings the trial shall be held in the part corresponding to the district where the offense was committed, except as otherwise provided in these rules. The offenses committed outside the territorial extension of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be prosecuted in the district of San Juan.
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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-28/ | PR | 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 III - VENUE›Rule 28 - VENUE; ACCOMPLICES IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 28 - VENUE; ACCOMPLICES IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS | When a person in a district aids, induces or procures the commission of an offense in another district, he may be prosecuted for said offense in any of the two districts. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-29/ | PR | 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 III - VENUE›Rule 29 - VENUE; ACTS COMMITTED IN MORE THAN ONE DISTRICT | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 29 - VENUE; ACTS COMMITTED IN MORE THAN ONE DISTRICT | When several acts are necessary to commit an offense, the trial may be held in any of the districts where any of the said acts was committed. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-30/ | PR | 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 III - VENUE›Rule 30 - VENUE; OFFENSES COMMITTED IN A DISTRICT BY A PERSON FROM ANOTHER DISTRICT | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 30 - VENUE; OFFENSES COMMITTED IN A DISTRICT BY A PERSON FROM ANOTHER DISTRICT | When a person in a district commits an offense in another district, the trial may be held in either of the two (2) districts. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-31/ | PR | 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 III - VENUE›Rule 31 - VENUE; OFFENSES COMMITTED WHILE IN TRANSIT | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 31 - VENUE; OFFENSES COMMITTED WHILE IN TRANSIT | When an offense is committed in any public or private vehicle while in the course of its trip, and the place where the offense was committed cannot be ascertained, the prosecution may be had in any district through which the vehicle went during said trip. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-32/ | PR | 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 III - VENUE›Rule 32 - VENUE; OFFENSES IN OR AGAINST AIRCRAFT | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 32 - VENUE; OFFENSES IN OR AGAINST AIRCRAFT | A person who commits an offense in or against any aircraft while it is flying over the territory of Puerto Rico, may be prosecuted in the Commonwealth courts and in any district. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-33/ | PR | 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 III - VENUE›Rule 33 - VENUE; PROPERTY TAKEN FROM ONE DISTRICT TO ANOTHER | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 33 - VENUE; PROPERTY TAKEN FROM ONE DISTRICT TO ANOTHER | When a person acquires goods through the commission of an offense in a district and transports said goods to another district, he may be prosecuted in either of the two (2) districts. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-34/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 34 - DEFINITIONS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 34 - DEFINITIONS | (a) The information.— The information is an allegation in writing made to the Court of First Instance by the prosecuting attorney charging a person with a public offense. The first allegation on the part of The People in a prosecution filed in the Court of First Instance shall be the information. The information shall ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-35/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 35 - CONTENTS OF THE INDICTMENT AND THE COMPLAINT | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 35 - CONTENTS OF THE INDICTMENT AND THE COMPLAINT | The indictment and the complaint shall contain:
(a) The title of the action, specifying the division and the part of the Court of First Instance to which the same is presented. In a complaint, the judge shall order the appropriate amendment in the title thereof, specifying his/her court in place of the magistrate befor... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-36/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 36 - DEFECTS OF FORM | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 36 - DEFECTS OF FORM | An information or complaint shall not be insufficient, now shall the trial, judgment or any other prosecution based on the said information or complaint be affected by reason of any defect, imperfection or omission of form which does not tend to prejudice the substantial rights of the defendant. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-37/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 37 - JOINDER OF OFFENSES AND OF DEFENDANTS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 37 - JOINDER OF OFFENSES AND OF DEFENDANTS | (a) Joinder of offenses.— Two or more offenses may be charged in the same information or complaint in a separate count for each offense if the offenses charged are of the same or similar character or are based on the same act or transaction or on two or more acts or transactions connected together or constituting parts... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-38/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 38 - AMENDMENTS TO THE INDICTMENT, COMPLAINT OR BILL OF PARTICULARS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 38 - AMENDMENTS TO THE INDICTMENT, COMPLAINT OR BILL OF PARTICULARS | (a) Removal of defects of form.— If the indictment, complaint, or bill of particulars has any defect, error, or omission of form as mentioned in Rule 36, the court may allow the amendments needed to cure it. If no amendments are made, once the verdict of the jury is returned or the judgment entered, said defect, error,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-39/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 39 - FAILURE TO ALLEGE THE DATE | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 39 - FAILURE TO ALLEGE THE DATE | The information or complaint shall be sufficient even though the date or the time in which the offense is alleged to have been committed is not stated, unless an allegation to that effect is necessary to charge the commission of an offense.
An allegation in an information or complaint to the effect that the defendant c... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-40/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 40 - FAILURE TO ALLEGE THE PLACE | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 40 - FAILURE TO ALLEGE THE PLACE | The information or the complaint shall be sufficient even though they do not state the exact place where it is alleged that the offense was committed, the allegation that it was committed in a place within the jurisdiction of the court being sufficient, unless an allegation of the specific place is necessary to charge ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-41/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 41 - ALLEGATION OF JUDGMENT OR PROCEEDING | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 41 - ALLEGATION OF JUDGMENT OR PROCEEDING | Where an information or complaint refers to a judgment or to a proceeding before any court or officer, whether civil or military, it shall not be necessary to allege the facts which conferred jurisdiction to said court or officer, but it shall be sufficient to allege in general terms that judgment was rendered or the p... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-42/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 42 - ERRONEOUS ALLEGATION AS TO PERSON INJURED | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 42 - ERRONEOUS ALLEGATION AS TO PERSON INJURED | When an offense involves the commission of, or an attempt to commit, a private injury, and it is described with sufficient certainty in other respects to identify the act, any erroneous allegation as to the person injured or intended to be injured shall be considered as a defect of form. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-43/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 43 - ALLEGATIONS AS TO ACCESSORIES | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 43 - ALLEGATIONS AS TO ACCESSORIES | When a person is charged as an accomplice or accessory in the commission of an offense for having aided, forced, induced, provoked or abetted its commission, it shall not be necessary to make any more allegations about said person than those required to be made against the principal or personal author of the offense.
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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-44/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 44 - PROCEDURES AGAINST CO-AUTHORS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 44 - PROCEDURES AGAINST CO-AUTHORS | A co-author may be prosecuted, tried, and punished, although the principal is neither prosecuted nor tried, or is tried and acquitted.
History —May 27, 1980, No. 66, p. 163; Sept. 2, 2003, No. 230, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-45/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 45 - FAILURE TO ALLEGE VALUE OR PRICE | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 45 - FAILURE TO ALLEGE VALUE OR PRICE | The information or complaint shall be sufficient though the value or price of the property affected is not specified, except where an allegation to that effect is a material ingredient in the offense. It shall be sufficient to allege that the value or price of the property equals or exceeds the value or price determina... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-46/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 46 - ALLEGATION AS TO INTENTION TO DEFRAUD | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 46 - ALLEGATION AS TO INTENTION TO DEFRAUD | An allegation of an intention to defraud or to cause injury shall be sufficient without having to allege the intention to defraud or to injure a specific person, except where an allegation to that effect is a material ingredient in the offense. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-47/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 47 - ALLEGATION AS TO DOCUMENTS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 47 - ALLEGATION AS TO DOCUMENTS | When it shall be necessary in an information or complaint to make an allegation with regard to a document, it shall be sufficient to refer to said document by any name by which it is usually known or identified, and a copy thereof or of part of it need not be incorporated. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-48/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 48 - ALLEGATION OF FORMER CONVICTION | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 48 - ALLEGATION OF FORMER CONVICTION | An information or complaint shall not contain any allegations whatsoever of former convictions of the defendant, except when an allegation to that effect is a material ingredient of the offense, or to allege the condition of second offender or of habitual offender in relation to the defendant. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-49/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 49 - FAILURE TO DENY EXCEPTIONS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 49 - FAILURE TO DENY EXCEPTIONS | An information or complaint shall not be insufficient by reason of a failure to deny therein the exceptions or exemptions provided by law, unless the exception or exemption is included therein so as to constitute an inseparable part of the definition of the offense, in such a way that if the said exception or exemption... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-50/ | PR | 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 IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 50 - ALLEGATIONS IN THE ALTERNATIVE | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 50 - ALLEGATIONS IN THE ALTERNATIVE | An information or complaint charging an offense which may be committed by one or more acts, or by one or more means, or with one or more intentions, or with one or more results, shall not be insufficient because two (2) or more of said acts, means, intentions or results are alleged in the alternative. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-v/rule-51/ | PR | 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 V - ARREST OF DEFENDANT AFTER INFORMATION›Rule 51 - WARRANT OF ARREST AFTER THE FILING OF THE CHARGES | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter V - ARREST OF DEFENDANT AFTER INFORMATION › Rule 51 - WARRANT OF ARREST AFTER THE FILING OF THE CHARGES | If the facts alleged in the charges constitute an offense, and the accused has not been arrested for said offense prior to the filing of the information, the court shall issue the appropriate warrant for his arrest. The officer executing a warrant shall take the arrested person without unnecessary delay before the cour... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vi/rule-52/ | PR | 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 VI - ARRAIGNMENT›Rule 52 - WHEN ARRAIGNED | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VI - ARRAIGNMENT › Rule 52 - WHEN ARRAIGNED | In cases where information is filed, the defendant shall be taken before trial to open court where he shall be arraigned, unless he waives arraignment, and he shall be called upon to plead thereto. The arraignment will not be necessary if, prior to the same, the defendant has been personally given a copy thereof and, u... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vi/rule-53/ | PR | 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 VI - ARRAIGNMENT›Rule 53 - NEED OF ARRAIGNMENT IN CASES OF COMPLAINTS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VI - ARRAIGNMENT › Rule 53 - NEED OF ARRAIGNMENT IN CASES OF COMPLAINTS | In cases where the complaint charges a misdemeanor the arraignment may be omitted, but the complaint shall be read to the defendant at the commencement of the trial.
When a defendant is summoned to trial, a copy of the complaint shall be delivered to him. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vi/rule-54/ | PR | 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 VI - ARRAIGNMENT›Rule 54 - ARRAIGNMENT IN CASES OF CODEFENDANTS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VI - ARRAIGNMENT › Rule 54 - ARRAIGNMENT IN CASES OF CODEFENDANTS | Where an information is filed against two (2) or more codefendants the arraignment may be conducted separately or jointly, in the discretion of the court. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vi/rule-55/ | PR | 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 VI - ARRAIGNMENT›Rule 55 - APPEARANCE OF DEFENDANT | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VI - ARRAIGNMENT › Rule 55 - APPEARANCE OF DEFENDANT | The court may order the officer who has the custody of the defendant to bring him before the court to be arraigned. If the defendant should be on bail, he shall be notified personally when he should appear for the arraignment. If the defendant fails to appear, the court may order the forfeiture of the bail pursuant to ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vi/rule-56/ | PR | 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 VI - ARRAIGNMENT›Rule 56 - PART WHERE ARRAIGNMENT SHALL BE MADE | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VI - ARRAIGNMENT › Rule 56 - PART WHERE ARRAIGNMENT SHALL BE MADE | Arraignment shall be made in the part of the Court of First Instance where the information is filed, unless prior to the arraignment the case should have been transferred to another part. In the latter event, the arraignment shall take place in that other part. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vi/rule-57/ | PR | 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 VI - ARRAIGNMENT›Rule 57 - ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VI - ARRAIGNMENT › Rule 57 - ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL | If the defendant appears for arraignment without counsel he must be informed by the court of his right to have counsel and the court shall appoint an attorney to represent him at the arraignment and at every stage of the proceeding, unless the defendant waives his right to legal assistance or is able to obtain counsel ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vi/rule-58/ | PR | 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 VI - ARRAIGNMENT›Rule 58 - WARNING AS TO NAME OF DEFENDANT AND TRIAL IN ABSENTIA | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VI - ARRAIGNMENT › Rule 58 - WARNING AS TO NAME OF DEFENDANT AND TRIAL IN ABSENTIA | (a) When defendant is arraigned, he shall be informed that if the name by which he is prosecuted in not his true name, he must then state his true name, otherwise he shall be prosecuted under the name appearing in the information. If the defendant gives no other name, the court shall proceed accordingly, but if he alle... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vi/rule-59/ | PR | 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 VI - ARRAIGNMENT›Rule 59 - TERM TO PLEAD | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VI - ARRAIGNMENT › Rule 59 - TERM TO PLEAD | Should the accused request it on being arraigned, he shall be allowed a reasonable term of not less than one (1) day, nor more than ten (10) days to answer the charges.
History —June 3, 1980, No. 93, p. 253. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vi/rule-60/ | PR | 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 VI - ARRAIGNMENT›Rule 60 - IRREGULARITY OF THE ARRAIGNMENT; WAIVER | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VI - ARRAIGNMENT › Rule 60 - IRREGULARITY OF THE ARRAIGNMENT; WAIVER | If the information is not read to the defendant at the arraignment, or if any other irregularity should take place, the validity of any step in the prosecution shall not be thereby affected if the defendant, through his counsel or personally if he should have waived legal assistance, answers the information or submits ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vii/rule-61/ | PR | 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 VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS›Rule 61 - HOW TO ANSWER INFORMATION | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS › Rule 61 - HOW TO ANSWER INFORMATION | After having heard the information, and unless the court grants him time to answer, the defendant shall immediately make his plea, or he may file a motion to dismiss or to grant appropriate relief. If a motion should be filed without having entered any plea, and said motion is withdrawn or dismissed, the defendant shal... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vii/rule-62/ | PR | 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 VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS›Rule 62 - DEFENSES AND OBJECTIONS; HOW THEY SHALL BE RAISED | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS › Rule 62 - DEFENSES AND OBJECTIONS; HOW THEY SHALL BE RAISED | Demurrers and any other pleas, other than guilty or not guilty are abolished. All the defenses, objections and reliefs which heretofore could have been raised by motion or demurrer, or any other plea other than guilty or not guilty shall be raised by motion to dismiss or to grant appropriate relief. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vii/rule-63/ | PR | 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 VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS›Rule 63 - DEFENSES AND OBJECTIONS; WHEN THEY SHALL BE RAISED; WAIVER | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS › Rule 63 - DEFENSES AND OBJECTIONS; WHEN THEY SHALL BE RAISED; WAIVER | Except for the defenses based on lack of jurisdiction of the court and failure to charge an offense, which may be raised at any time, any defense or objection susceptible of determination before the trial on the merits of the case must be raised by a motion filed before or upon entering a plea of not guilty, but the co... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vii/rule-64/ | PR | 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 VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS›Rule 64 - GROUNDS FOR MOTION TO DISMISS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS › Rule 64 - GROUNDS FOR MOTION TO DISMISS | The motion to dismiss the indictment or complaint or any count thereof shall only be based on one or more of the following grounds:
(a) That the information or complaint does not charge an offense.
(b) That the court lacks jurisdiction to take cognizance of the offense charged.
(c) That the information or complaint has... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vii/rule-65/ | PR | 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 VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS›Rule 65 - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL; FORM, CONTENTS AND DETERMINATION | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS › Rule 65 - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL; FORM, CONTENTS AND DETERMINATION | Any motion before trial must be filed in writing and signed by the defendant or his attorney, but the court may allow it to be stated orally for just cause. It shall state the grounds of the defenses or demurrer to the accusation, in detail. The court shall dismiss from the outset, without need of a hearing, any motion... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vii/rule-66/ | PR | 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 VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS›Rule 66 - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL; PROCEEDING IF THE DEFECT ALLEGED SHOULD NOT PRECLUDE FURTHER ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS › Rule 66 - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL; PROCEEDING IF THE DEFECT ALLEGED SHOULD NOT PRECLUDE FURTHER PROCEEDINGS | If the motion is based on a defect in the information, complaint or bill of particulars curable by amendment, the court shall order the amendment to be made and deny the motion. If the court should grant a motion based on a defect in the institution of the prosecution or in the information or complaint, it may also ord... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vii/rule-67/ | PR | 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 VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS›Rule 67 - ORDER DISMISSING THE PROSECUTION; WHEN IT PRECLUDES NEW PROSECUTION | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS › Rule 67 - ORDER DISMISSING THE PROSECUTION; WHEN IT PRECLUDES NEW PROSECUTION | An order granting a motion to dismiss is no bar to another prosecution for the same offense unless the defect or objection is incurable, or unless, in a misdemeanor, said motion is granted on any of the grounds enumerated in Rule 64(n). |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vii/rule-68/ | PR | 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 VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS›Rule 68 - PLEAS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS › Rule 68 - PLEAS | A defendant may plead guilty or not guilty. The plea must be entered verbally in open court by the defendant or his/her attorney. It shall be entered in the minutes of the court but failure to do so shall not affect its validity in the prosecution of the case.
When the charges entail an offense in some degree of recidi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vii/rule-69/ | PR | 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 VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS›Rule 69 - PLEAS; PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT; REFUSAL TO PLEAD | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS › Rule 69 - PLEAS; PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT; REFUSAL TO PLEAD | Except where the information is against a corporation a plea of guilty for a felony shall not be admitted unless the defendant is present and makes the plea personally. A corporation may appear to plead by its attorney. If a defendant refuses to make any plea or when a corporation fails to appear, a plea of not guilty ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vii/rule-70/ | PR | 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 VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS›Rule 70 - PLEA OF GUILTY; DUTY OF THE COURT | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS › Rule 70 - PLEA OF GUILTY; DUTY OF THE COURT | The court shall not accept the plea of guilty without first determining that it is made voluntarily, with understanding of the nature of the charge and of the consequence of said plea.
The court, prior to accepting a plea of guilty in cases of a felony, shall also, for the record, advise the defendant of the following:... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vii/rule-71/ | PR | 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 VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS›Rule 71 - PLEA OF GUILTY; REFUSAL OF COURT TO ADMIT IT; LEAVE TO CHANGE IT | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS › Rule 71 - PLEA OF GUILTY; REFUSAL OF COURT TO ADMIT IT; LEAVE TO CHANGE IT | The court may refuse to admit a plea of guilty and it may order that a plea of not guilty be entered. The court may, furthermore, at any time before rendering judgment, permit that the plea of guilty be withdrawn and substituted by the plea of not guilty or, with the consent of the prosecuting attorney, by the plea of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vii/rule-72/ | PR | 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 VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS›Rule 72 - PLEA BARGAINING | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS › Rule 72 - PLEA BARGAINING | In all those cases in which plea bargaining is involved between the counsel for the defense and the prosecution, the following procedure shall be observed:
(1) The prosecutor and the accused, through his counsel, may initiate conversations with the purpose of agreeing that in exchange for a plea of guilt in the charge ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vii/rule-73/ | PR | 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 VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS›Rule 73 - PLEA OF NOT GUILTY; ITS EFFECTS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS › Rule 73 - PLEA OF NOT GUILTY; ITS EFFECTS | The plea of not guilty constitutes a denial of every material allegation of the information or complaint. Subject to the provisions of Rules 63 and 64, all the matters of fact tending to establish a defense may be given in evidence under a plea of not guilty. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vii/rule-74/ | PR | 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 VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS›Rule 74 - PLEA OF NOT GUILTY; NOTICE OF PLEA OF INSANITY OR ALIBI | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS › Rule 74 - PLEA OF NOT GUILTY; NOTICE OF PLEA OF INSANITY OR ALIBI | When the defendant enters a plea of not guilty or intends to establish a defense based on transitory mental defect or insanity at the time of the alleged commission of the offense he/she is charged with, or when the defense is an alibi, he/she must file notice to that effect with the Court of First Instance, with notic... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vii/rule-75/ | PR | 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 VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS›Rule 75 - FAILURE TO PLEAD; ITS EFFECT | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VII - MOTIONS BEFORE TRIAL AND PLEAS › Rule 75 - FAILURE TO PLEAD; ITS EFFECT | The fact that the defendant should fail to make any plea shall not affect the validity of any proceeding of the court if the defendant submits to trial without making any plea. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-viii/rule-76/ | PR | 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 VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE›Rule 76 - DISQUALIFICATION; GROUNDS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE › Rule 76 - DISQUALIFICATION; GROUNDS | In any criminal prosecution, The People or the defense may request the disqualification of the judge on any of the following grounds:
(a) Where the judge has been prosecuting attorney or counsel for the defendant in the case.
(b) Where the judge is the essential witness in the case.
(c) Where the judge presided over th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-viii/rule-77/ | PR | 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 VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE›Rule 77 - MOTION FOR DISQUALIFICATION; FORM AND REQUISITE | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE › Rule 77 - MOTION FOR DISQUALIFICATION; FORM AND REQUISITE | The motion for disqualification of the judge shall be presented in writing and under oath and it shall specify the grounds on which it is based. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-viii/rule-78/ | PR | 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 VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE›Rule 78 - MOTION FOR DISQUALIFICATION; WHEN PRESENTED | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE › Rule 78 - MOTION FOR DISQUALIFICATION; WHEN PRESENTED | The motion for disqualification shall be presented at least twenty (20) days before the trial, but if the grounds of said motion are not known by the petitioner twenty (20) days prior to the trial, it shall be presented as soon as possible.
History —July 5, 1988, No. 65, p. 292, § 5, eff. 60 days after July 5, 1988. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-viii/rule-79/ | PR | 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 VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE›Rule 79 - MOTION FOR DISQUALIFICATION; DUTY 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 VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE › Rule 79 - MOTION FOR DISQUALIFICATION; DUTY OF THE JUDGE | When a motion for disqualification is based on subsections (d) and (f) of Rule 76, the judge challenged shall not sit on the motion and it shall be heard before another judge. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-viii/rule-80/ | PR | 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 VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE›Rule 80 - DISQUALIFICATION MOTU PROPRIO | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE › Rule 80 - DISQUALIFICATION MOTU PROPRIO | Nothing provided in these rules shall preclude a judge from being disqualified motu proprio on the grounds listed in Rule 76 or for any other justifiable cause. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-viii/rule-81/ | PR | 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 VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE›Rule 81 - CHANGE OF VENUE; GROUNDS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE › Rule 81 - CHANGE OF VENUE; GROUNDS | On motion of The People or the defendant, a court in which a criminal action is pending may transfer it to another part on the following grounds:
(a) When for any reason other than those enumerated in Rule 76 a just and fair trial cannot be had in the district where the case is pending.
(b) When for reasons of public d... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-viii/rule-82/ | PR | 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 VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE›Rule 82 - MOTION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE; HOW AND WHEN PRESENTED | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE › Rule 82 - MOTION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE; HOW AND WHEN PRESENTED | The motion for a change of venue shall be stated in writing, shall indicate the grounds upon which it is based and shall be supported by a sworn statement. Said motion and the sworn statement shall be presented to the court, and the adversary party or his attorney shall be notified at least twenty (20) days prior to th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-viii/rule-83/ | PR | 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 VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE›Rule 83 - MOTION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE; DETERMINATION | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE › Rule 83 - MOTION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE; DETERMINATION | In deciding the motion for a change of venue the court shall consider the facts alleged therein and the affidavit attached thereto, any other affidavits presented and the evidence admitted at the hearing of said motion. If the court grants the change of venue it shall enter an order transferring the case to the part of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-viii/rule-84/ | PR | 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 VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE›Rule 84 - CHANGE OF VENUE; ORDER | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE › Rule 84 - CHANGE OF VENUE; ORDER | The order of removal shall be entered upon the minutes and the clerk shall immediately send to the part to which the action is removed a certified copy of the order of removal, record and all the proceedings in the action, including the undertakings guaranteeing the appearance of the defendant and of the witnesses, if ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-viii/rule-85/ | PR | 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 VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE›Rule 85 - CHANGE OF VENUE; DEFENDANT UNDER CUSTODY | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE › Rule 85 - CHANGE OF VENUE; DEFENDANT UNDER CUSTODY | If the defendant is in custody, the order must direct his removal, and he must be forthwith removed by the warden of the jail where he is imprisoned to the custody of the warden of the district to which the action is removed. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-viii/rule-86/ | PR | 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 VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE›Rule 86 - CHANGE OF VENUE; APPEARANCE OF WITNESSES | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE › Rule 86 - CHANGE OF VENUE; APPEARANCE OF WITNESSES | When an action is removed to another court, any witness who might have furnished bond to appear at the trial, should, upon being notified of said transfer, appear before the part to which the action was removed at the time he was summoned. His absence shall be sufficient cause for the forfeiture of the bond. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-viii/rule-87/ | PR | 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 VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE›Rule 87 - CHANGE OF VENUE; WHEN SEVERAL DEFENDANTS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE › Rule 87 - CHANGE OF VENUE; WHEN SEVERAL DEFENDANTS | Where there are several defendants and an order of removal is issued at the request of one or several of them, but not of all of them, the defendants who did not request the transfer shall be tried in the part which issued the order of removal. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-viii/rule-88/ | PR | 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 VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE›Rule 88 - CHANGE OF VENUE; PROCEEDING IN THE COURT TO WHICH THE ACTION IS TRA... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VIII - DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE AND CHANGE OF VENUE › Rule 88 - CHANGE OF VENUE; PROCEEDING IN THE COURT TO WHICH THE ACTION IS TRANSFERRED | The part to which an action is transferred shall proceed to trial and judgment as if the action had commenced therein. If said part should deem it necessary to have any of the original pleadings or other papers before such court, the part from which the action is transferred shall, at any time, upon request of the pros... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ix/rule-89/ | PR | 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 IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 89 - JOINDER OF CAUSES | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 89 - JOINDER OF CAUSES | The court may order that two (2) or more informations or complaints be tried jointly where the offenses and defendants, if more than one, could have been joined in a single information or complaint. The prosecution shall continue as if it were a single information or complaint.
If a complaint is filed in the District C... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ix/rule-90/ | PR | 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 IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 90 - SEPARATE TRIALS; GROUNDS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 90 - SEPARATE TRIALS; GROUNDS | If it is shown that a defendant or The People shall be prejudiced by joining several offenses or defendants in a single information or complaint, or by joint trial, the court may order a separate trial of offenses or of defendants, or grant any other remedy proper at law. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ix/rule-91/ | PR | 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 IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 91 - SEPARATE TRIALS; ADMISSION BY CODEFENDANT | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 91 - SEPARATE TRIALS; ADMISSION BY CODEFENDANT | At the request of a codefendant the court shall order a separate trial when several persons are accused and one of them shall have made declarations, admissions or confessions pertinent to the case which might affect said codefendant adversely, unless the prosecuting attorney announces that he will not offer in evidenc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ix/rule-92/ | PR | 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 IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 92 - SEPARATE TRIALS; OFFENSE OF CONSPIRACY | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 92 - SEPARATE TRIALS; OFFENSE OF CONSPIRACY | When separate persons are jointly accused of the same offense of conspiracy, the court shall order, at the request of one of them, a separate trial if it is shown that any one of the other conspirators, after having carried out or failed in the objective for which the alleged conspiracy was planned, made declarations, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ix/rule-93/ | PR | 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 IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 93 - JOINDER OR SEPARATION; HOW AND WHEN REQUEST SHALL BE MADE | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 93 - JOINDER OR SEPARATION; HOW AND WHEN REQUEST SHALL BE MADE | The motion for the joinder or separation of actions under Rules 89 to 92 shall be filed in writing not less than twenty (20) days before the trial and it shall give the reasons for such request. Notice shall be served on the other party. For cause shown, the court may permit said motion to be filed at any time before t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ix/rule-94/ | PR | 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 IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 94 - DEPOSITIONS | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 94 - DEPOSITIONS | (a) Grounds; witness under arrest.— For exceptional circumstances and in the interest of justice, the court, at any time after the filing of a notice or complaint, may direct, on a motion by any of the parties with notice to the other parties, that the testimony of the soliciting party’s witness be taken by deposition,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ix/rule-95/ | PR | 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 IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 95 - DISCOVERY OF EVIDENCE OF THE PROSECUTION IN FAVOR 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 IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 95 - DISCOVERY OF EVIDENCE OF THE PROSECUTION IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT | (a) On motion of the defendant at any time after the filing of the information or charges and within the term prescribed to submit it, the court shall order the prosecution to allow the defendant to inspect, copy or photocopy the following material or information in the possession, custody or control of the prosecution... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ix/rule-95-1/ | PR | 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 IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 95.1 - PRETRIAL CONFERENCE | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 95.1 - PRETRIAL CONFERENCE | (a) In the Court of First Instance.— At any time after the indictment is read to the defendant the court, upon motion by either party or on its own, may provide for the holding of one or more conferences for the purpose of considering any matters susceptible of being solved or stipulated prior to the pretrial. At the e... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ix/rule-95a/ | PR | 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 IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 95A - DISCOVERY OF EVIDENCE OF THE DEFENDANT IN FAVOR OF THE PROSECUTION | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 95A - DISCOVERY OF EVIDENCE OF THE DEFENDANT IN FAVOR OF THE PROSECUTION | (a) On motion of the prosecution after the defendant has requested the discovery of evidence pursuant to clauses (3) and (4) of subsection (a) of Rule 95 and within the term prescribed for filing it, the court shall order the defendant to allow the prosecution to inspect, copy or photocopy the following material or inf... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ix/rule-95b/ | PR | 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 IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 95B - NORMS THAT WILL GOVERN THE DISCOVERY OF EVIDENCE | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IX - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 95B - NORMS THAT WILL GOVERN THE DISCOVERY OF EVIDENCE | (a) Ongoing duty to disclose.— If before or during the trial, a party discovers evidence or material in addition to that previously requested or ordered that is subject to discovery under Rules 95 and 95A, said party shall notify the existence of such additional evidence or material, as soon as it learns of the same, t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-109/ | PR | 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 109 - TIME TO PREPARE FOR TRIAL | 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 109 - TIME TO PREPARE FOR TRIAL | (a) Continuances applicable to the Prosecuting Attorney and the Defense.— After entering his plea, the defendant shall be entitled to at least twenty (20) days to prepare for trial.
(b) Every motion for continuance, transfer of hearing or stipulation of continuance before the trial shall be filed in writing, at least f... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-110/ | PR | 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 110 - PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE AND REASONABLE DOUBT | 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 110 - PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE AND REASONABLE DOUBT | In every criminal prosecution a defendant is presumed innocent until the contrary is proved, and in case of a reasonable doubt as to his guilt he shall be acquitted. If there is doubt between the degrees of an offense or of lesser and greater offenses, he may be convicted only of the lowest of such degrees or of the le... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-111/ | PR | 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 111 - RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY AND ITS WAIVER | 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 111 - RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY AND ITS WAIVER | Questions of fact in felony cases and, except as provided by special statutes, in misdemeanor cases, provided that the information was originally filed in the Court of First Instance and was also within the jurisdiction of the District Court, shall be tried by jury unless the defendant expressly, intelligently and pers... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-112/ | PR | 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 112 - JURY; NUMBER OF JURORS; 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 112 - JURY; NUMBER OF JURORS; VERDICT | Juries shall be of twelve (12) residents of the district, who shall render a verdict by the concurrence of not less than nine (9) votes. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-113/ | PR | 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 113 - CHALLENGES; GENERAL OR INDIVIDUAL | 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 113 - CHALLENGES; GENERAL OR INDIVIDUAL | The People or the defendant may challenge a whole group of jurors selected pursuant to these rules, or any individual juror. The challenge to the whole panel shall be known as general challenge and the challenge to a juror, as individual challenge. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-114/ | PR | 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 114 - GENERAL CHALLENGE; GROUNDS | 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 114 - GENERAL CHALLENGE; GROUNDS | A general challenge may be grounded on a material departure from the forms prescribed by these rules in the selection of the jury, or on the failure to summon, intentionally, one or more of the jurors drawn. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-115/ | PR | 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 115 - GENERAL CHALLENGE; WHEN TAKEN | 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 115 - GENERAL CHALLENGE; WHEN TAKEN | The general challenge must be taken before the jurors are sworn to be examined as to their capacity to serve as such, but the court may for just cause permit the challenge at any time before all the members of the jury are definitively sworn to act in the case. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-116/ | PR | 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 116 - GENERAL CHALLENGE; 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 XI - TRIAL › Rule 116 - GENERAL CHALLENGE; FORM AND CONTENTS | A general challenge shall be in writing and must plainly and distinctly state the facts constituting the grounds of challenge. However, for just cause, the court may permit that it be made orally. The general challenge shall always be entered in the minutes of the court. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-117/ | PR | 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 117 - GENERAL CHALLENGE; ORDER | 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 117 - GENERAL CHALLENGE; ORDER | The court may hear evidence as to the issues of fact raised by the general challenge. If the court grants the challenge it shall immediately excuse the whole panel and order a new drawing, or if necessary, the preparation of a new final list pursuant to the procedure prescribed by these rules. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-118/ | PR | 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 118 - INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGE; WHEN TAKEN | 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 118 - INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGE; WHEN TAKEN | An individual challenge may be peremptory or for cause. It must be taken before the juror is sworn to try the cause, but the court may for just cause allow the challenge after the oath and before evidence is introduced. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-119/ | PR | 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 119 - JURORS; PRELIMINARY OATH AND EXAMINATION | 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 119 - JURORS; PRELIMINARY OATH AND EXAMINATION | (a) Jurors shall be sworn, individually or collectively, as directed by the court, to answer truthfully and faithfully all questions asked them in connection with their capacity to act as jurors.
(b) The court shall examine and ask the juror the pertinent questions as to his capacity to serve. The court shall allow the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-120/ | PR | 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 120 - INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGES; ORDER | 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 120 - INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGES; ORDER | The order of the individual challenges shall be the following:
(a) For cause of the defendants.
(b) For cause of the prosecuting attorney.
(c) Peremptory of the prosecuting attorney.
(d) Peremptory of the defendant. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-121/ | PR | 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 121 - CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE; GROUNDS | 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 121 - CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE; GROUNDS | A challenge of a juror for cause may be taken on any of the following grounds:
(a) Not eligible to act as such.
(b) Consanguinity or affinity within the fourth degree to the defendant, his lawyer, the prosecutor, to the person alleged to be aggrieved, or the one whose accusation instituted the cause.
(c) That has the r... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-xi/rule-122/ | PR | 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 122 - CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE; EXEMPTION FROM SERVICE | 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 122 - CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE; EXEMPTION FROM SERVICE | An exemption from service on a jury is not a cause of challenge, but the privilege of the person exempted. |
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