Moldova, Republic of

Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova

GENERAL PART

Chapter VIII
SPECIFYING PUNISHMENTS

Article 85. Application of Punishment in Cases of Cumulative Sentences

(1) If after the sentence is pronounced but prior to the complete execution of punishment the convict commits a new crime, the court shall combine, either in whole or in part, the punishment set by the new sentence with the unexecuted part of the punishment set by the previous sentence. In this case, the final punishment shall not exceed 30 years of imprisonment, and in respect to persons who have not reached the age of 18 the term shall be 15 years.

(2) The combining of complementary punishments in the case of cumulative sentences shall be in line with art. 84 par. (2).

(3) In cases of cumulative sentences, the final punishment shall exceed the punishment set for the commission of a new crime and the unexecuted part of the punishment set by the previous sentence of the court.

(4) If one of the sentences is life imprisonment, in the summing up the final punishment shall be life imprisonment.

Keywords

Joint sentence following multiple convictions - national proceedings



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