THE ADMISSION OF GUILT PURSUANT TO THE ROMANIAN CRIMINAL LAW
THE ADMISSION OF GUILT PURSUANT TO THE ROMANIAN CRIMINAL LAW
Author(s): Maria-Georgiana TeodorescuSubject(s): Criminal Law
Published by: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Wien/ Österreichisch-Rumänischer Akademischer Verein
Keywords: admission of guilt; mitigating circumstances; sentence reduction;
Summary/Abstract: The paper builds a comparison between the provisions concerning the admission of guilt before Law no. 202/2010 which regulates the new judgment procedure for this case and the old provisions from the Romanian Criminal Procedure Code regulating the mitigating circumstances. It analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of admitting the guilt from the point of view of the conviction and of the limits of the sentence. Also, it reveals the possibilities that Courts have when judging a case of admission of guilt considering the possibility of false admission of guilt. The paper reviews also the expressed opinions in the Romanian doctrine regarding the admission of guilt and it presents specific cases from the jurisprudence.
Journal: Conferința Internațională Educație și Creativitate pentru o Societate Bazată pe Cunoaștere - DREPT
- Issue Year: VI/2012
- Issue No: VI
- Page Range: 259-263
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
