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Combining sentences and the chronological requirement

One case of The Criminal Chamber related to criminal services.

Supreme Court · Second Chamber (Penal) · 2023

ECLI:ES:TS:2023:355

What the Supreme Court considered and decided

The Supreme Court upheld refusal to combine sentences because the chronological requirement was not satisfied. It examined the dates of the offences and the Judgments proposed for combination.

What this helps explain

It is not enough to collect several convictions: the time sequence must be reconstructed and the applicable legal limits checked.

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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