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Periodic compensation for victim's minor children backdated to death date in negligent homicide case

Case Number ICCJ_84594
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
Outcome Allowed / Granted

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The High Court of Cassation and Justice allowed the appeal in cassation, annulled the lower rulings, and ordered that the defendant, convicted of negligent homicide, pay the monthly periodic compensation to the victim's minor children from the date of the victim's death, not from the date the conviction became final. The case involved a traffic accident resulting in death, where the lower court had awarded a monthly sum of 250,000 lei to the victim's two minor children, but only from the final judgment date. The Court held that because the children lost their father's financial support at the moment of his death, the damage became effective from that date, making the lower rulings contrary to law. The decision is based on the principle of full reparation of damages (art. 178 alin.2 C.pen.), requiring the wrongful death compensation to commence from the actual date of loss.

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Art. 178 alin. 2 C.pen; Periodic compensation for victim's minor children backdated to death date in negligent homicide case: The case involved a traffic accident resulting in death, where the lower court had awarded a monthly sum of 250,000 lei to the victim's two minor children, but only from the final judgment date. The Court held that because the children lost their father's financial support at the moment of his death, the damage became effective from that date, making the lower rulings contrary to law. The decision is based on the principle of full reparation of damages (art. 178 alin.2 C.pen.), requiring the wrongful death compensation to commence from the actual date of loss.

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negligent homicide damages from traffic accident minor children full compensation monthly pay victim support

Cited Legislation

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Art. 178 alin. 2 C.pen
Used as the primary legal basis for the conviction for negligent homicide, which justified the civil obligation to pay periodic damages.
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Art. 178 alin. 2 C.pen.

Used as the primary legal basis for the conviction for negligent homicide, which justified the civil obligation to pay periodic damages.

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Despăgubiri periodice. Ucidere din culpă. Data de la care sunt datorate

Inculpatul condamnat pentru săvârșirea infracţiunii de ucidere din culpă datorează o prestaţie bănească lunară copiilor minori ai victimei de la data decesului acesteia, iar nu de la data rămânerii definitive a hotărârii de condamnare.

Secţia penală, decizia nr.1577 din 27 martie 2003

Prin sentinţa penală nr.1663 din 3 noiembrie 2000, Judecătoria Buftea a condamnat pe inculpatul I.M. pentru săvârșirea, în cadrul unui accident de circulaţie, a infracţiunii de ucidere din culpă prevăzută în art.178 alin.2 C.pen.

Inculpatul a fost obligat, între altele, la o prestaţie periodică de câte 250.ooo de lei lunar, de la data rămânerii definitive a hotărârii, până la majoratul celor doi copii minori ai victimei.

Tribunalul București, secţia I-a penală, prin decizia nr.580 din 18 aprilie 2001, a respins apelurile declarate de inculpat și de partea civilă. Prin decizia penală nr.1503 din 10 octombrie 2001, Curtea de Apel București, secţia a II-a penală a respins recursul declarat de inculpat.

Recursul în anulare declarat în cauză, cu privire la soluţia dată laturii civile, este fondat.

Prin obligarea inculpatului la plata prestaţiei periodice de la data rămânerii definitive a hotărârii de condamnare nu se realizează o reparare integrală a prejudiciului suferit de copiii minori ai victimei, lipsiţi de întreţinerea pe care le-o asigura tatăl lor de la data decesului acestuia, paguba devenind efectivă din acel moment.

Așa fiind se constată că hotărârile pronunţate sunt contrare legii și, ca urmare, au fost casate, dispunându-se conform considerentelor ce preced.