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Decizia nr. 2260/2003 AI generated

Medical grounds insufficient to suspend imprisonment where prison care possible; appeal dismissed

Case Number Decizia nr. 2260/2003
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
Court Costs Borne by appellant
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice (Criminal Section) dismissed the convicted person’s appeal as unfounded, upholding the Military Court of Appeal’s decision No. 16 of 20 February 2003, which had rejected the appellant’s challenge against execution and maintained the lower court’s refusal to suspend the prison sentence; the appellant, convicted in 1995 to 8 years’ imprisonment for fatal assault (art. 183 Criminal Code), had been released on medical grounds in 1997 but was ordered re-incarcerated in 2002 and sought suspension again due to illness. The Court held, under arts. 455 and 453 lit. a) of the Criminal Procedure Code, that execution of imprisonment may be interrupted only where a forensic medical examination shows the convicted person suffers from a disease rendering them unable to endure detention; here, the National Institute of Forensic Medicine reported that the appellant’s illnesses could be treated within the prison health network, so the statutory condition for suspension was not met. The court also ordered the appellant to pay 400,000 lei in judicial costs to the state.

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art. 183 C. pen, art. 453 lit. a) C. proc. pen, art. 38515 pct. 1 lit. b) C. proc. pen; Medical grounds insufficient to suspend imprisonment where prison care possible; appeal dismissed: 16 of 20 February 2003, which had rejected the appellant’s challenge against execution and maintained the lower court’s refusal to suspend the prison sentence; the appellant, convicted in 1995 to 8 years’ imprisonment for fatal assault (art. 183 Criminal Code), had been released on medical grounds in 1997 but was ordered re-incarcerated in 2002 and sought suspension again due to illness. The Court held, under arts. 455 and 453 lit. a) of the Criminal Procedure Code, that execution of imprisonment may be interrupted only where a forensic medical examination shows the convicted person suffers from a disease rendering them unable to endure detention; here, the National Institute of Forensic Medicine reported that the appellant’s illnesses could be treated within the prison health network, so the statutory condition for suspension was not met. The court also ordered the appellant to pay 400,000 lei in judicial costs to the state.

Keywords

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Art. 38515 pct. 1 lit. b) C. proc. pen.

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Asupra recursului de față;

În baza lucrărilor din dosar, constată următoarele:

Tribunalul Militar Teritorial București, prin sentința nr. 184 din 20 decembrie 1995, l-a condamnat pe inculpatul I.M., pentru infracțiunea de loviri cauzatoare de moarte, prevăzută de art. 183 C. pen., la 8 ani de închisoare, cu aplicarea art. 71 din cod.

Hotărârea a rămas definitivă.

Arestat la 30 ianuarie 1995, condamnatul a fost deținut până la 19 decembrie 1997, când, prin sentința nr. 316 din 15 decembrie 1997 a Tribunalului Constanța, executarea pedepsei i-a fost întreruptă, din motive de boală.

La 8 aprilie 2002, instanța militară a cerut reîncarcerarea condamnatului, care a contestat executarea, motivând că este bolnav și nu suportă regimul penitenciar.

Tribunalul Militar Teritorial, prin sentința nr. 159 din 22 octombrie 2002, a respins, ca nefondată contestația.

Condamnatul a declarat apel, reiterând contestația.

Curtea Militară de Apel, prin decizia nr. 16 din 20 februarie 2003, a respins, ca nefondat, apelul.

Condamnatul declară recurs, reiterând cererea de a fi pus în libertate.

Recursul este nefondat.

Potrivit art. 455 și art. 453 lit. a) C. proc. pen., executarea pedepsei închisorii poate fi întreruptă când se constată, pe baza unei expertize medico-legale, că cel condamnat suferă de o boală care îl pune în imposibilitate de a suporta regimul de detenție.

Or, Institutul Național de Medicină Legală Mina Minovici, cu adresa nr. A 1/5627/2002 din 22 octombrie 2002, comunică Tribunalului Militar Teritorial București că bolile de care suferă I.M. pot fi tratate în rețeaua sanitară a Direcției Generale a Penitenciarelor.

Aceste concluzii au fost consemnate în raportul de expertiză medico-legală, anexat adresei.

Așa fiind, în baza art. 38515 pct. 1 lit. b) C. proc. pen., decizia va fi menținută, prin respingerea recursului, conform dispozitivului deciziei.

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D E C I D E

Respinge, ca nefondat, recursul declarat de condamnatul I.M. împotriva deciziei penale nr. 16 din 20 februarie 2003 a Curții Militare de Apel.

Obligă pe recurent la plata sumei de 400.000 lei cheltuieli judiciare către stat.

Pronunțată în ședință publică, azi 14 mai 2003.