'Recidivism of criminal offences' in document 'Ethiopia - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART I

GENERAL PART

BOOK I

CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

TITLE III

CONDITIONS OF LIABILITY TO PUNISHMENT IN RESPECT OF CRIMES

CHAPTER II

CRIMINAL GUILT

Sub-section II.- Criminal Guilt in Case of Concurrence and Recidivism

Article 62.- Renewal of Guilt Entailing a Fresh Penalty.

When a criminal having committed a crime as specified in Article 61 commits with renewed criminal intention or negligence another crime of the same kind, whether against the same person or the same legally protected right, such crime constitutes a fresh crime and the Court shall aggravate the sentence on ground of concurrence as provided in Article 184 .

PART I

GENERAL PART

BOOK I

CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

TITLE III

CONDITIONS OF LIABILITY TO PUNISHMENT IN RESPECT OF CRIMES

CHAPTER II

CRIMINAL GUILT

Sub-section II.- Criminal Guilt in Case of Concurrence and Recidivism

Article 67.- Guilt in Case of Recidivism.

The Court shall aggravate the penalty on ground recidivism (Art. 188) when a fresh intentional crime the minimum penalty of which is six months of simple imprisonment has been committed within five years serving a sentence of imprisonment in whole or in part or having been remitted by pardon .