| Summary: | On March 10, 2020, a hearing took place before the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Vaud.
The parties were E.________, the plaintiff and appellant, E.________, the defendant and appellant, as well as the prosecutor.
The plaintiff accused the defendant of assault.
The accused was acquitted by a court of first instance.
The Court of Appeal overturned the acquittal and sentenced the defendant to a fine.
More detailed summary:
At the trial on March 10, 2020, E.________ accused the defendant Z.________ of assault. E.________ claimed that Z.________ attacked and injured him on May 1, 2019 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
The court at first instance acquitted Z.________. The Court of Appeal overturned the acquittal and sentenced________ to a fine of 2000 francs. The Court of Appeal found that the evidence of the defendant's guilt was sufficient.
More details:
E.________ and Z.________ were friends in the past.
The attack is said to have taken place in a dispute between the two men.
Z.________ has denied the allegations of assault.
The Court of Appeal has called the evidence of the defendant's guilt convincing. |