Key legal question
Whether the civil maintenance amount fixed in a valid and enforceable judgment bound the criminal court under Article 217 CP
Extracted holding
Yes. The criminal court was bound, in principle, by the maintenance amount fixed by the civil judgment, including provisional measures.
Extracted reasoning
A criminal judge under Art. 217 CP does not reassess the proper amount of maintenance once a valid civil order exists; the issue is whether the accused failed to perform the obligation so fixed.