Criminal Law

2023

• Overview of the decisions of the Department of Criminal Cases of the Senate made in 2022 in cases where the prosecutor's cassation protest was submitted

2022

• Tax evasion and evasion of payments equated to tax payment (2013 - May 2022)

2021

• Summary of the issues of application of coercive measures of a medical nature in the rulings of the Senate (2017 - 2020)

• Deciding on compensation for damage to the victim in a criminal offense related to the violation of road traffic rules and vehicle operation rules, in criminal proceedings (2020 – August 2021)

• Opinions of the Department of Criminal Cases of the Senate on the application of the legal framework related to the spread of Covid-19 in the country (August 5, 2020 – August 5, 2021)

2018

• Hate speech and freedom of expression (Case-law in criminal cases on Sections 741, 78, 150 of the Criminal Law) (October 2012 - May 2018)

2017

• Case-law in cases in which the material damage is a constituent element of criminal offence 

• Case-law in criminal cases regarding crimes against morality and sexual inviolability of a minor

• Issues regarding the case-law on the qualification of serious personal injury offence (Sections 125, 127 - 129, 131, 132  of the Criminal Law) and its connection with other criminal offences

• Case-law in application of Sections 464 and 465 of the Criminal Procedure Law

• Hearing the cases without the participation of the defendant and in absentia of the defendant: international case-law

2016

• Case law on determining penalties in case of a number of criminal offenses and according to several judgments, as well as on combining and replacing penalties (Sections 50, 51, and 52 of the Criminal Law)

• Case-law in criminal cases of illegal crossing of the state border (Section 284 of the Criminal Law) and the case-law of the European Court of Justice in the field of immigration restriction

2015

• Case-law  in criminal cases on cruelty and violence towards children

• Case-law in cases on enforcement in Latvia of criminal punishment stipulated abroad

• Case-law in criminal cases on Sections 320, 321, 322 and 323 of the Criminal Law

2014

• Structure and content of court rulings on several uniform offences

• Application of Clause 4 and 5 Paragraph Five Section 9 of the Competition Law

• Case-law in criminal cases regarding destruction and damaging of property

2013

• Case-law regarding right to termination of criminal proceedings in reasonable term and determinaion of of punishment, if right to termination of criminal proceedings in reasonable term was not observed

• Case-law in qualification of crimes, if case was reviewed without verification of evidences

• Case-law in cases about legalisation of proceeds from crime and about tax evasion

2012/2013

• Case-law, when reviewing prosecutor’s protests in appellate and cassation procedure

2012

• Case-law in criminal cases about provoking of national, ethnical and racial hatred

• Case-law in criminal cases about indecent obtaining and use of a credit and other loans

2011/2012

• Case-law in criminal proceedings, when determining compulsory measures of medical nature

2010/2011

• Case-law on compensation of moral injury in criminal proceedings (Word) (pdf)

2009/2010

• Case-law in criminal cases about homicide (Section 116-118 of the Criminal Law)

2008/2009

• Case-law in cases about frauds

2008

• Study about criminal cases, in which accusation was amended within hearing

• Case-law in termination of criminal procedure and discharging a person of criminal liability on the grounds of settlement signed between the victim and the accused

2007/2008

• Practice of application of punishments by regional courts as courts of the first instance and the Chamber of Criminal Cases of the Supreme Court as court of appeal

2007

• Case-law in criminal cases: judgements of conviction – instead of judgements of acquittal cancelled; judgements of acquittal – instead of judgements of conviction cancelled

• Case-law in criminal cases on Section 160 and 162 of the Criminal Law

2006

• Case-law of particular district courts in punishment policy development in relation with application and interpretation of law in accordance with the Paragraph 3 and 4 Section 175 of the Criminal Law

• Case-law in cases about human trafficking and sending a person for sexual exploitation

• Case-law in cases about hooliganism

• Case-law in cases about illegal actions with financial instruments and payment means

2005

• Case-law in development of punishment policy in relation with application and interpretation of law

• Case-law in proceedings on agreement concluded in pre-trial proceedings

• Case-law in determination of punishment for several offences and upon several judgements  

• Case-law in cases of particular categories reviewed, applying provision of Latvian CPC without verification of evidence and verifying evidence

2004

• Case-law in criminal cases about offences committed by state officials and responsible employees of companies (business entities) or organisations (2002-2003)

• Case-law in application of Item 1 Paragraph 6 Section 55 of the Criminal Law on elimination of harm caused in case of conditioned conviction

• Case-law in application of norms of Paragraph 4 Section  2761 and Paragraph 4 Section 416 of Latvian Criminal Procedure Code for non-performance of verification of evidence in court examination and delivery to the court

• Case-law in criminal cases about offences related with intentional causing of grievous bodily harm

2001

• National case-law in criminal cases about intentional homicide (Section 116,117 and 118 of the CL)

• National case-law in review of criminal cases about larceny, frauds, misappropriation in small amount (section 180 of the CL)

• National case-law in releasing of persons on trial from criminal responsibility and punishment or from serving the punishment