Crimes Against the Administration of Justice
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The Penal Code, in its article 468, punishes with prison sentences of six months to one year, if they are deprived of liberty, and with a fine of twelve to twenty-four months in other cases, those who violate their sentence, security measure, imprisonment or precautionary measure, conduction or custody.
Joaquín Sugrañes, as a lawyer specializing in breach of sentence, has over fifteen years of professional experience in the field of criminal law, allowing him to offer you the best criminal defense in any matter related to this crime.
If you have been reported or summoned for a crime involving breach of sentence or a precautionary measure, call us. We will assess your case and inform you of all the steps to follow for your best criminal defense.
Joaquín Sugrañes has obtained numerous favorable judgments and success stories for his clients in criminal proceedings involving violation of a sentence or precautionary measure.
All those whose rights have been limited, whether temporarily or permanently by court order.
Breaching means failing to comply with the terms of a court ruling, whether in whole or in part.
If community service has been imposed as a condition of suspension of a prison sentence, failure to comply with it does not constitute a crime of breach of sentence. Likewise, if a work plan has not been established with the inmate and, therefore, the execution of the community service sentence has not begun, some jurisprudence holds that there is no crime of breach of sentence in such cases.
No. Failure to pay the fine has its own consequences, as described in Article 53 of the Criminal Code. Specifically, any convicted person who fails to pay the imposed fine voluntarily or through coercion will be subject to subsidiary personal liability of one day of imprisonment for every two unpaid daily installments. This, in the case of minor offenses, may be served by permanent confinement.
No, only malicious commission is possible. Therefore, the subject must have formal knowledge of the resolution being violated. It will be essential to analyze whether the interested party was duly notified of the violated resolution.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office requested a nine-month prison sentence, considering that the defendant met the aggravating circumstance of repeat offense. In our opinion, the conduct displayed by our client did not constitute criminal conduct, since there was no intention to violate the sentence imposed . This is how we argued in the oral trial. The […]
Article 458 of the Criminal Code punishes witnesses who fail to provide truthful testimony in court, as well as those who knowingly present false witnesses or deceitful experts or interpreters. The legal right protected is the normal development of the evidentiary phase.
The crime of false accusation and denunciation punishes anyone who, with knowledge of its falsity or reckless disregard for the truth, imputes to another person facts that, if true, would constitute a crime, provided that this imputation is made before a judicial or administrative official who has the duty to investigate it.
Article 455 of the Penal Code punishes with a fine of six to twelve months anyone who, in exercising their own rights and acting outside of legal channels, uses violence, intimidation, or force against objects.
