Document forgery without a fraud conviction

Supreme Court · Second Chamber (Penal) · 2018

What the Supreme Court considered and decided

The court upheld a bank manager’s forgery conviction but set aside the fraud conviction. It considered the missing connection between the intended gain and the financial loss attributed to the defendant.

What this helps explain

The existence of false documents does not automatically demonstrate all elements of the crime of fraud.

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.