Abstract
The article aims to reveal the issues of complicity with an unidentified person and to analyze the peculiarities of the application of this institute in the practise of the courts of all levels after the plenary session of the Supreme Court of Lithuania on January 6, 2009 when the position was formed. The issues include assumptions based on court decisions, a possible breach of the presumption of innocence against an unidentified person, and the principle of the inevitability of criminal liability is also discussed. The analysis highlighted the incompatibility of some court decisions with the provisions of criminal law, the importance of the wording used by courts and pre-trial officers, prosecutors for the presumption of innocence, and the need to maintain a balance when convicting an identified accused who was associated with an unidentified person.
Highlights
The article aims to reveal the issues of complicity with an unidentified person and to analyze the peculiarities of the application of this institute in the practise of the courts of all levels after the plenary session of the Supreme Court of Lithuania on January 6, 2009 when the position was formed
The issues include assumptions based on court decisions, a possible breach of the presumption of innocence against an unidentified person, and the principle of the inevitability of criminal liability is discussed
The analysis highlighted the incompatibility of some court decisions with the provisions of criminal law, the importance of the wording used by courts and pre-trial officers, prosecutors for the presumption of innocence, and the need to maintain a balance when convicting an identified accused who was associated with an unidentified person
Summary
Lietuvos Aukščiausiojo Teismo plenarinės sesijos nutartis, kurioje pasisakyta, kad bendrininkavimas su nenustatytu asmeniu yra įmanomas, buvo priimta prieš 11 metų, tačiau iki šiol teismų praktika nagrinėjamu klausimu nėra vienoda. Kad apie nenustatyto asmens pakankamą atsakomybei amžių, gebėjimą suvokti ir valdyti savo veiksmus, jo susitarimą su kaltinamuoju bei tyčios turinį teismas gali spręsti iš byloje surinktų įrodymų ir nustatytų faktinių aplinkybių specifikos
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