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primer cuarto mínimo

English translation: (to apply at least) the first quarter of punishment/punishability

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Spanish term or phrase:primer cuarto mínimo
English translation:(to apply at least) the first quarter of punishment/punishability

05:48 Oct 13, 2023
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Spanish term or phrase: primer cuarto mínimo
Sentencia judicial de Colombia.

Contexto: anunciado el fallo condenatorio, se concedió la palabra a las partes para que se pronunciaran respecto de la tasación de la pena.

Segmento con el término: a su turno, el representante de la víctima dijo que, teniendo en cuenta que no se había demostrado que el procesado tuviera antecedentes penales, pedía que se partiera del PRIMER CUARTO MÍNIMO al momento de determinar la pena a imponer.

Entiendo que se trata de una manera de calcular el tiempo de encarcelamiento que le corresponde al condenado, pero no encuentro ninguna referencia para saber de cuánto tiempo se trata y cómo expresarlo en inglés.

¡Gracias por la ayuda!
Tania Jurado
Argentina
Local time: 17:29
(to apply at least) the first quarter of punishment/punishability
Explanation:
Which means that it was requested by the representative of the victim (their lawyer/counsel most likely) to apply the first quarter of punishment to the defendant.

The following link in English is a clarifying resource to understand how the Colombian penal system works in the application of the so-called “quarters” of the quarter system:
https://www.dejusticia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/A-Bala...
A BALANCING ACT
DRUG POLICY IN COLOMBIA AFTER (…)
In this regard, it should be clarified that the individualization of penalties in Colombia is calculated through the quarter system (figure 8). To determine the duration of the penalty, the judge must identify the quarter depending on the circumstances of greater or lesser punishability. When the quarter in which the conviction is to be placed is selected, the judge must weigh the seriousness of the conduct, the nature of the circumstances of punishment and the damage caused by the crime. Articles 55 et seq. of the Criminal Code establish criteria of greater punishability (committing an offense against public goods, committing the crime with intentions of intolerance and discrimination, increased suffering of the victim, among others) and less punishability (such as the lack of a criminal record, acting on the grounds of altruism, acting in a state of emotion, personal circumstances, reducing the negative consequences of the behavior, voluntarily repairing the damage, poverty or lack of education, among others).

Figure 8. Individualization of penalties in Colombia
1/4 Without mitigating or aggravating factors, or only mitigating factors
2/4 With more mitigating than aggravating factors
3/4 With more aggravating than mitigating factors
4/4 With only aggravating factors
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Toni Castano
Spain
Local time: 22:29
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¡Gracias! Era la explicación que me faltaba para terminar de entender.
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(to apply at least) the first quarter of punishment/punishability


Explanation:
Which means that it was requested by the representative of the victim (their lawyer/counsel most likely) to apply the first quarter of punishment to the defendant.

The following link in English is a clarifying resource to understand how the Colombian penal system works in the application of the so-called “quarters” of the quarter system:
https://www.dejusticia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/A-Bala...
A BALANCING ACT
DRUG POLICY IN COLOMBIA AFTER (…)
In this regard, it should be clarified that the individualization of penalties in Colombia is calculated through the quarter system (figure 8). To determine the duration of the penalty, the judge must identify the quarter depending on the circumstances of greater or lesser punishability. When the quarter in which the conviction is to be placed is selected, the judge must weigh the seriousness of the conduct, the nature of the circumstances of punishment and the damage caused by the crime. Articles 55 et seq. of the Criminal Code establish criteria of greater punishability (committing an offense against public goods, committing the crime with intentions of intolerance and discrimination, increased suffering of the victim, among others) and less punishability (such as the lack of a criminal record, acting on the grounds of altruism, acting in a state of emotion, personal circumstances, reducing the negative consequences of the behavior, voluntarily repairing the damage, poverty or lack of education, among others).

Figure 8. Individualization of penalties in Colombia
1/4 Without mitigating or aggravating factors, or only mitigating factors
2/4 With more mitigating than aggravating factors
3/4 With more aggravating than mitigating factors
4/4 With only aggravating factors


Toni Castano
Spain
Local time: 22:29
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Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 127
Grading comment
¡Gracias! Era la explicación que me faltaba para terminar de entender.

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