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Comparing post-recidive penalties under new Penal Code: inclusion of recidive maximum in favorability assessment

Case Number ICCJ_86928
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted the referral from the Bucharest Court of Appeal and issued a preliminary ruling establishing that for offenses committed in a state of post-sentencing recidive finalized before the new Penal Code entered into force, the sentence imposed must be compared with the special maximum provided in the new law by taking into account the provisions of Art. 43(5) of the new Penal Code; this uniform interpretation of Art. 6(1) is mandatory for all instances. The dispute concerned whether the punitive regime for recidive under Art. 43(5) of the new Penal Code, applicable when an offense is committed after the execution of a previous sentence, extends to individuals previously convicted with the retention of the previous criminal record under Art. 37(b) of the old Penal Code, particularly in scenarios where the previously applied penalty was reduced pursuant to Art. 6 of the new Penal Code. The decisive legal basis rests on the interpretation of Art. 6(1) of the new Penal Code regarding the application of the most favorable law, which dictates that the comparison of penalties must include the recidive enhancements specified in Art. 43(5) to determine the applicable maximum limit.

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art.477 alin.3 din Codul de procedură penală; Comparing post-recidive penalties under new Penal Code: inclusion of recidive maximum in favorability assessment: 43(5) of the new Penal Code; this uniform interpretation of Art. 6(1) is mandatory for all instances. The dispute concerned whether the punitive regime for recidive under Art. 43(5) of the new Penal Code, applicable when an offense is committed after the execution of a previous sentence, extends to individuals previously convicted with the retention of the previous criminal record under Art. 37(b) of the old Penal Code, particularly in scenarios where the previously applied penalty was reduced pursuant to Art. 6 of the new Penal Code. The decisive legal basis rests on the interpretation of Art. 6(1) of the new Penal Code regarding the application of the most favorable law, which dictates that the comparison of penalties must include the recidive enhancements specified in Art. 43(5) to determine the applicable maximum limit.

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sentencing rulings providing an interpretation e-justice code of criminal procedure new application entry into force

Cited Legislation

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art.477 alin.3 din Codul de procedură penală
Cited in the dispositive to establish the mandatory nature of the preliminary ruling for lower courts.
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ICCJ_87052
Recidivism penalty limits under new Penal Code: Court mandates inclusion of Article 43(5) aggravation when applying favorable law
ICCJ_86835
Final convictions re-sentenced under new Criminal Code with two-stage penalty comparison; appeal for precedent-setting ruling admitted, mechanism established.
Decizia nr. 2411/2014
Recalculation of resultant criminal sentence under new Penal Code limits due to application of more favorable law post-conviction
Decizia nr. 1237/2014
Post-conviction application of a more favorable penal law: exclusion of guilty plea reductions from the statutory maximum recalculation under Article 6
ICCJ_86936
New criminal law's special maximum for comparing penalties excludes circumstances; review must not re-individualize sentence.

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art.477 alin.3 din Codul de procedură penală

Cited in the dispositive to establish the mandatory nature of the preliminary ruling for lower courts.

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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.15 Dosar nr. 16/1/2014/HP/P

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

D E C I D E:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Bucureşti – Secţia I penală, prin încheierea de şedinţă din 24 februarie 2014 pronunţată în dosarul nr.276/93/2014, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile pentru dezlegarea în principiu a problemei de drept, respectiv, dacă prevederile art.43 alin.(5) din noul Cod penal, ce reglementează regimul sancţionator al recidivei, în situaţia în care fapta a fost săvârşită după executarea unei pedepse aplicate printr-o condamnare anterioară, pot fi interpretate în sensul că pot fi aplicabile şi persoanelor ce au fost condamnate definitiv pentru săvârşirea unei infracţiuni cu reţinerea art.37 lit.b din Codul penal anterior, în situaţia în care pedeapsa aplicată a fost redusă în baza art.6 din noul Cod penal.

Stabileşte că, în interpretarea dispoziţiilor art.6 alin.(1) din Codul penal, pentru ipoteza unei infracţiuni comise în stare de recidivă postexecutorie judecată definitiv înainte de intrarea în vigoare a noului Cod penal, pedeapsa aplicată prin hotărârea de condamnare se va compara cu maximul special prevăzut în legea nouă pentru infracţiunea săvârşită prin luarea în considerare a dispoziţiilor art.43 alin.(5) din Codul penal.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art.477 alin.3 din Codul de procedură penală.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică, astăzi 23 iunie 2014.