Jujuy Court Once Again Acquits An Uber Driver Due To Clear Nullity Of The Proceedings
On the 9th of December, 2024, in the case “Apelación de Juzgado de Faltas Municipales: Calixto, María Angélica c/Municipalidad de San Salvador de Jujuy”, (Case No. C-253227/24), after assessing the unlawful acquisition of evidence in the proceedings, the judiciary of Jujuy Province overturned the conviction imposed by the Infractions Court. This was based on the fact that: (i) the infringement report and the supplementary report were not issued on the same day, an irregularity that cannot be remedied, and which hindered the defendant’s ability to adequately exercise their right to a fair trial; (ii) there was no explanation as to how the officer could have identified an offender in an area with such heavy traffic; (iii) there was also no explanation as to how the supposed passenger was interviewed or how they provided screenshots from their mobile phone; (iv) with regard to the photographs submitted, there was no indication as to which device they were taken with, their origin or to whom they belonged.