Reference: 204/2001/1

Judgement Details


Date
24/04/2002
Court
OF CRIMINAL APPEAL (INFERIOR)
Judiciary
DE GAETANO VINCENT
Parties
IL-PULIZIJA (SPT.DAVID SALIBA) vs CUTAJAR DOMENIC
ECLI
N/A
Judgement Type
FINAL JUDGEMENT

Keywords / Summary


Keywords
PIENA, DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY - PIENA, MITIGAZZJONI TA`
Summary
Kemm fil-ligi Ingliza kif ukoll f'dik Skocciza il-kuncett ta' diminished responsibility jimplika responsabbilta` penali, ghalkemm ridotta, u ghalhekk jimplika necessarjament il-presenza tal-element formali tar-reat u mhux assenza totali ta' dan l-element.

Din il-Qorti kellha diga l-opportunita` li tfisser li l-ligi taghna ma tirrikonoxxi ebda forma ta' diminished responsibility li tezenta lil dak li jkun mir-responsabbilta` penali. Il-ligi taghna semplicement tinkorpora, b'mod indirett, il-kuncett ta' diminished responsibility, f'certi disposizzjonijiet ghall-finijiet ta' piena.

Fil-ligi taghna il-kuncett ta' "diminished responsibility" jimplika li dak li jkun ikun jaf x'inhu jaghmel (ikollu l-"capacita` di intendere" jew "capacita` di conoscere") u jkun ukoll kapaci li jaghzel li jaghmel jew li ma jaghmilx dak l-att ta' kommissjoni jew ommissjoni (ikollu l-"capacita` di volere"), izda minhabba certi cirkostanzi (li jistghu jkunu anke ta' natura psikjatrika, bhal fil-kazta' l-infanticidju) il-ligi tqis li hu anqas responsabbli ghal dak li ghamel milli kieku ma kienux jezistu dawk ic-cirkostanzi.




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