Building a boat without knowing its criminal purpose

Supreme Court · Second Chamber (Penal) · 2017

What the Supreme Court considered and decided

The court upheld numerous convictions concerning a cocaine operation but acquitted the boat builder because knowledge of its criminal purpose had not been proved. It assessed each contribution separately.

What this helps explain

Providing a material service capable of lawful use does not in itself demonstrate conscious cooperation with the crime.

Editorial summary from the official note of the CGPJ. It describes this resolution, without certifying the subsequent evolution of the procedure. It should be read with the legislation applicable to its facts, reforms and subsequent case law.