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Abbreviated criminal procedure

Meaning and relationship to your legal situation.

What it means

A criminal procedure for offences within its statutory scope, covering investigation and trial preparation, dismissal, accusation, defence and trial decisions. Its name does not guarantee a simple or short case.

Legal reference

Spanish Criminal Procedure Act · art. 757, art. 779, art. 780, art. 784

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