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Posibilitatea persoanei juridice de a încheia un acord de recunoaștere a vinovăției
The Possibility of the Legal Person to Conclude a Plea Agreement

Author(s): Ioana Stoenac-Cîrstea, Ciprian Stoenac
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law
Published by: Universul Juridic
Keywords: plea agreement; legal person; special procedures; legal framework; state of emergency;
Summary/Abstract: The article briefly examines the issue of the possibility for the legal person to conclude a plea agreement in the event of specific offenses. The procedure to be followed in case the legal person concludes a plea agreement is the one provided in the Code of Criminal Procedure in the section „special procedures” to which are added the particular specifications of criminal liability of the legal person. The establishment of the state of emergency and, subsequently, of the state of alert had implications on the procedure to be followed in the situation the legal person proceed to conclude a plea agreement, particularly from the perspective of its duration. In all cases, the plea agreement concluded by a legal person has as object both the recognition of the commission of the criminal act and the acceptance of the legal framework of the criminal act for which the criminal action was initiated, respecting all the principles governing the criminal process.

  • Page Range: 334-339
  • Page Count: 6
  • Publication Year: 2021
  • Language: Romanian