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Referral challenging "faptă" scope in continuing offenses ruled inadmissible; no substantive review

Case Number ICCJ_148194
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed as inadmissible the referral from the Court of Appeal Bacău seeking a preliminary ruling on whether the term "faptă" (deed) in Article 421 point 2 letter b) second thesis of the Criminal Procedure Code includes a single material act within a continuing offense as defined by Article 35(1) of the Criminal Code. The referral was rejected without examining the substantive issue, meaning the prior decision in the underlying case remains in force. The request arose in a criminal appeal where the appellate court questioned whether a trial court's failure to rule on one material act of a continuing offense constitutes a failure to rule on a "faptă" charged in the indictment. The ruling is binding from publication in the Official Gazette per Article 477(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

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Art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală; Referral challenging "faptă" scope in continuing offenses ruled inadmissible; no substantive review: The referral was rejected without examining the substantive issue, meaning the prior decision in the underlying case remains in force. The request arose in a criminal appeal where the appellate court questioned whether a trial court's failure to rule on one material act of a continuing offense constitutes a failure to rule on a "faptă" charged in the indictment. The ruling is binding from publication in the Official Gazette per Article 477(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

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code of criminal procedure scope of review in cassation preliminary ruling procedure indictment decision continuing obligation preliminary decision

Cited Legislation

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Art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală
Used to declare the decision binding from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
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Decizia nr. 9/2019
Preliminary referral on "act" scope in continued offences held inadmissible; first-instance ruling on material acts ended link to case outcome.
Decizia nr. 67/2021
Referral on appellate sentence review scope held inadmissible as seeking case-specific validation, not interpretation of clear law.
ICCJ_202198
Inadmissibility of judicial referral on scope of search warrant authorization and review of procedural irregularities in preliminary chamber
Decizia nr. 26/2017
Referrals for preliminary ruling on decriminalization scope inadmissible; no substantive interpretation issued.
ICCJ_175518
Preliminary ruling referral on continuous-offense sentencing questions inadmissible

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Art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală

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R O M Â N I A

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

COMPLETUL PENTRU DEZLEGAREA UNOR CHESTIUNI DE DREPT ÎN MATERIE PENALĂ

Minuta deciziei nr. 9 Dosar nr. 376/1/2019

Şedinţa din data de 17 aprilie 2019

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

D E C I D E:

Respinge, ca inadmisibilă, sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Bacău – Secţia penală şi pentru cauze cu minori şi de familie în dosarul nr. 2571/279/2016 privind pronunţarea unei hotărâri prealabile pentru dezlegarea următoarei chestiuni de drept:

„Dacă în interpretarea art. 421 punctul 2 lit. b) teza a II-a din Codul de procedură penală, noţiunea de faptă, din sintagma „(…) instanţa nu s-a pronunţat asupra unei fapte reţinute în sarcina inculpatului prin actul de sesizare (…)”, include în sfera sa de conţinut şi înţelesul unui act material din cuprinsul unei infracţiuni continuate, astfel cum este acesta definit la art. 35 alin. (1) din Codul penal, respectiv „acţiuni sau inacţiuni care prezintă, fiecare în parte, conţinutul aceleiaşi infracţiuni.”

Obligatorie de la data publicării în Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, potrivit art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 17 aprilie 2019.