Robbery participation without proof of homicide liability

Supreme Court · Second Chamber (Penal) · 2019

What the Supreme Court considered and decided

The Supreme Court upheld robbery and criminal-group convictions but acquitted defendants of homicide because the necessary knowledge of the fatal risk was not established. Their appeals succeeded only in part.

What this helps explain

Liability for the result caused by other participants does not automatically extend to all members of the group.

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.