Murder in French law explained

In the French penal code, murder is defined by the intentional killing of another person. Murder is punishable by[1] a maximum of 30 years of criminal imprisonment (no more than 20 years if the defendant is not sentenced to 30 years).[2] [3] Assassination (murder with premeditation or after lying in wait for the victim)[4] and murder in some special cases in accordance with Article 221-4[5] (including if the victim is a child under 15, against vulnerable people due to age, health etc, in the context of domestic violence, against some professionals in connection with their duty, in a gang etc))[6] are punished by a jail term up to life imprisonment (no more than 30 years if the defendant is not sentenced to life).[7] [8] The same punishment is given to murder committed in connection to other criminal offenses according to Article 221-2.[9] [10] [11]

Except for recidivists,[12] the minimum sentence in criminal prosecutions is one or two years' imprisonment, which may be suspended if the sentence is under 5 years.[13] Acts of violence causing an unintended death (Article 222-7 of the Penal Code -Les violences ayant entraîné la mort sans intention de la donner)[14] [15] [16] [17] are punished by 15 years' imprisonment, or 20 years if aggravating circumstances exist[18] (which are the same as those that would make a murderer eligible for life in prison).[19] [20] [21]

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References

  1. Web site: Article 132-18. 2007-11-09. Legifrance.
  2. Web site: Article 221-1 - Code pénal - Légifrance . 2024-02-20 . www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
  3. Book: Corioland, Sophie . Droit pénal général . 2019-01-08 . Editions Ellipses . 978-2-340-03229-3 . fr.
  4. Web site: Article 221-2 . 2007-10-23 . Legifrance . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071102213033/http://195.83.177.9/code/liste.phtml?lang=uk&c=33&r=3685 . 2007-11-02.
  5. Web site: Chapitre Ier : Des atteintes à la vie de la personne (Articles 221-1 à 221-11-1) - Légifrance .
  6. Web site: Article 221-3 . 2007-10-23 . Legifrance . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071102213033/http://195.83.177.9/code/liste.phtml?lang=uk&c=33&r=3685 . 2007-11-02.
  7. Book: Pradel, Jean . Droit pénal comparé. 4e éd. . 2016-09-14 . Editis - Interforum . 978-2-247-15085-4 . fr.
  8. Book: Government, Frrench . Criminal Law of France . 2017-06-26 . Independently Published . 978-1-5215-9028-7 . en.
  9. Web site: Section 1 : Des atteintes volontaires à la vie (Articles 221-1 à 221-5-5) - Légifrance .
  10. Book: McKillop, Bron . Anatomy of a French Murder Case . 1997 . Hawkins Press . 978-1-876067-06-9 . en.
  11. Book: Hodgson, Jacqueline . French Criminal Justice: A Comparative Account of the Investigation and Prosecution of Crime in France . 2005-11-08 . Bloomsbury Publishing . 978-1-84731-069-9 . en.
  12. Web site: Loi n° 2007-1198 du 10 août 2007 renforçant la lutte contre la récidive des majeurs et des mineurs. 2007-11-01. Legifrance. The French Parliament. French Criminal Law. fr.
  13. Web site: Paragraph 1 - Conditions for the granting of ordinary suspension. 2007-11-01. Legifrance. The French Parliament. French Criminal Law.
  14. Web site: Article 222-7 - Code pénal - Légifrance . 2024-02-20 . www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
  15. Book: Bouloc, Bernard . Droit pénal général 28ed . 2023-10-12 . Groupe Lefebvre Dalloz . 978-2-247-22940-6 . fr.
  16. Book: Pin, Xavier . Droit pénal général 2024 15ed . 2023-10-12 . Groupe Lefebvre Dalloz . 978-2-247-22928-4 . fr.
  17. Web site: La Praeterintention . 2024-02-20 . Penale.it.
  18. Web site: Article 222-8 - Code pénal - Légifrance . 2024-02-20 . www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
  19. Book: Elliott, Catherine . French Criminal Law . 2001-05-01 . Routledge . 978-1-135-99314-6 . en.
  20. Book: Maréchal, Jean-Yves . Essai sur le résultat dans la théorie de l'infraction pénale . 2003 . L'Harmattan . 978-2-7475-4549-5 . fr.
  21. Tsikarishvili . Kakha . 2017-12-31 . Particularities of Subjective Element of the Crime in French Criminal Law . Journal of Law . en . 2 . 2720-782X.

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