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Gender-based violence: defence and prosecution in Madrid
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Sexual violence and coercion within marriage
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Supreme Court · Second Chamber (Penal) · 2021
ECLI:ES:TS:2021:600
What the Supreme Court considered and decided
The Supreme Court upheld convictions for sexual assault, habitual violence, threats and coercion against the defendant’s wife. It reviewed defence challenges to the credibility and consistency of her evidence.
What this helps explain
Marriage does not substitute for consent or exclude responsibility for various acts of violence.
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.
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Bodily injuryGender-based violenceHabitual domestic abuseThreatsCoercionHarassmentSexual assaultSexual consentProtection orderInterim measuresPrivate prosecution by the victimReporting an offenceTrial for minor offencesEvidence taken in advance of trialExemption from giving evidence against a relative