Automated Summary
Key Facts
Cristian Ahmetovic appeals against a 2024 conviction for aggravated theft by the Rome Court of Appeal. The appeal argues the conviction was based on insufficient evidence, but the Supreme Court deems this a generic assertion of alternative merit assessment. The appeal is declared inadmissible, leading to condemnation for procedural costs and a €3,000 fine to the Cassa delle ammende.
Issues
The court considered the sole ground of appeal as the violation of criminal law regarding the affirmation of the accused's responsibility due to insufficient evidence. It was determined that the appeal, instead of raising valid legal challenges, presented generic assertions for an alternative assessment of the merits, leading to its inadmissibility under art. 616 of the criminal procedure code. This resulted in the accused being ordered to pay the court costs and a sum of €3,000 to the Cassa delle ammende.
Holdings
- The court declared the appeal inadmissible for lack of specific legal challenges.
- The appellant was condemned to pay procedural costs and a €3,000 fine to the Cassa delle ammende.
Remedies
- The appellant is condemned to pay the court costs and a sum of 3,000 euros in favor of the Cassa delle ammende, due to evident inadmissibility of the appeal indicating procedural negligence.
- The court declares the appeal inadmissible, as the sole ground of appeal presents generic assertions of an alternative merits assessment without valid legal challenges to the second-instance judgment.
Monetary Damages
3000.00
Legal Principles
The court declared the appeal inadmissible for failure to raise effective legal challenges against the second instance judgment, emphasizing that appeals must present specific legal grounds (censure di legittimità) rather than generic assertions of alternative merit assessments. This aligns with procedural requirements under art. 616 of the criminal procedure code.
Precedent Name
- Corte cost.
- Failla
- Musa
Cited Statute
Codice di Procedura Penale
Judge Name
- Francolini Giovanni
- Scarlini Enrico Vittorio Stanisla
Passage Text
- Dichiara inammissibile il ricorso e condanna il ricorrente al pagamento delle spese processuali e della somma di euro tremila in favore della Cassa delle ammende.
- considerato che l'unico motivo di ricorso – con il quale il ricorrente denuncia la violazione della legge penale in ordine all'affermazione di responsabilità dell'imputato per insufficienza degli elementi probatori posto alla base dell'affermazione di responsabilità –, lungi dal muovere effettive censure di legittimità alla sentenza di secondo grado, prospetta con asserti del tutto generici un alternativo apprezzamento di merito (cfr. Sez. 2, n. 46288 del 28/06/2016, Musa, Rv. 268360 – 01);
- Rilevato che Cristian Ahmetovic ricorre avverso la sentenza della Corte di appello di Roma che ne ha confermato la condanna per il delitto furto aggravato;