Moldova, Republic of

Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova

GENERAL PART

Chapter VIII
SPECIFYING PUNISHMENTS

Article 84. Application of Punishment in Cases of Cumulative Crimes

(1) If a person is found guilty of committing two or more crimes provided for in different
articles of the Special Part of this Code and has not been convicted of any of such crimes, the
court by adjudicating each crime separately shall set the final punishment for the cumulative crimes by summing up, either in whole or in part, the applied punishments although for a term not exceeding 25 years of imprisonment and in respect to persons who have not reached the age of 18 for a term not exceeding 12 years and 6 months. If a person is found guilty of committing two or more minor and/or less serious crimes, the final punishment may also be set by combining the milder punishment with a more severe one.

(2) Any of the complementary punishments provided in the corresponding articles of the Special Part of this Code setting the liability for crimes for which a person was found guilty may be combined with the main punishment applied in the case of cumulative crimes. The fmal complementary punishment set by summing up, either in whole or in part, the complementary punishments applied shall not exceed the maximum term or amount set by the General Part of this Code for this category of punishment.

(3) If main punishments of a different category are set for cumulative crimes the summing up of which is not provided in art. 87, and if the court does not ascertain any grounds for combining one punishment with another, such shall be executed separately.

(4) In line with the provisions of par. (1)-(3), the punishment shall also be set in cases when after the sentence is pronounced, it is held that the convict is also guilty of another crime committed prior to the pronunciation of the sentence in the first case. In this case, the term of punishment shall include the term of the completely or partially executed punishment based on the first sentence.

(5) In the case of cumulative of crimes where a sentence of life imprisonment was set along with one or more terms of imprisonment or other punishments, life imprisonment shall be applied as the final punishment.

Keywords

Joint sentence following multiple convictions - national proceedings



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