Jugement Kantonsgericht (VD - Jug/2020/132)

Canton:	VD
Case number:	Jug/2020/132

Instance:	Kantonsgericht
Department:	Cour d'appel pénale

Kantonsgericht Entscheid Jug/2020/132 vom 16.03.2020 (VD)

Date:	16.03.2020
Force of law:	-

Summary:	Five-sentence summary In March 2020, the Cantonal Court of Vaud overturned the verdict of a police court that had acquitted a man for sexual harassment. The man had molested a woman on a train in 2017. The woman had reported him, and the police court had acquitted him. The public prosecutor's office had appealed against the verdict, and the cantonal Court has given her the right. The cantonal court has ruled that the man is guilty and must pay a fine of 10000 francs. The verdict is not yet final. The man can still file a complaint with the Federal Court. Explaination: The first line indicates the framework of the story: the verdict was handed down by the Cantonal Court of Vaud in March 2020. The second line describes what the man did: he molested a woman on a train. The third line describes what happened: the woman reported the man, and the police court acquitted him. The fourth line describes what the prosecutor's office did: she appealed the verdict. The fifth line describes the verdict of the cantonal court: the man is guilty and must pay a fine. Alternative Summary: A man was acquitted of sexually harassing a woman on a train in 2017. The Cantonal Court of Vaud overturned the verdict in March 2020 and found the man guilty. He will have to pay a fine of 10000 francs. This summary is shorter and contains the most important information.
Rule of Law:	Art. 100 LTF;Art. 386 CPP;Art. 94 CPP;
BGE reference::	-
Comment:	Rey, Schmid, Schweizer, Praxis éd., Art. 94 StPO, 2018 Spühler, Basler Kommentar zur ZPO, Art. 321 ZPO ; Art. 311 ZPO, 2017

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