Delayed reporting and assessment of testimony

Supreme Court · Second Chamber (Penal) · 2019

What the Supreme Court considered and decided

The Supreme Court considered the credibility of a victim who had experienced earlier abuse. Delay in reporting and remaining in the relationship had to be assessed within the particular context of intimate-partner violence.

What this helps explain

The form does not establish automatic credibility: the statement and the rest of the evidence must be subject to reasoned assessment.

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.