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Conversion of fine to detention dismissed as time-barred

70.1996.14Other CourtDec 28, 2004Dismissed

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The public prosecutor asked the Ticino cantonal criminal court to convert a CHF 1,500 fine imposed by DAC 245/95 into detention. The president, Judge Agnese Balestra-Bianchi, held that the penalty had meanwhile become time-barred and therefore removed the matter from the docket. No fees or costs were levied.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 49 CPS, Art. 73 segg. CPS; conversion of a fine into detention becomes moot where the underlying penalty is already time-barred. In such a case the competent court may strike the request from the docket without entering into the merits (consid. not indicated). Time-bar operates as an impediment to execution, and no court fees are to be charged where the proceeding is terminated on that ground.

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AIUTO RICERCA

Anteprima di stampa

Numero d'incarto: 70.1996.14

Data decisione, Autorità: 28.12.2004, PENAL

Titolo: commutazione della multa in arresto

Incarto n. 70.1996.14 Barenco

Lugano 28 dicembre 2004

In nome della Repubblica e Cantone del Ticino

La presidente del Tribunale penale cantonale

Giudice Agnese Balestra-Bianchi

Vista l’istanza 7 febbraio 1996 del Procuratore pubblico, con la quale chiede la commutazione in arresto della multa di sfr. 1'500.-- inflitta con DAC 245/95 del 15.05.1995 a

CD 1 e domiciliato a

Preso atto che è nel frattempo intervenuta la prescrizione della pena.

Richiamati gli art. 49, 73 segg. CPS e 347 cfr. 1 lett. a CPP

decreta 1. Il procedimento è stralciato dai ruoli.

  1. Non si prelevano né tasse né spese.

  2. Intimazione a:

  • CD 1

Ministero pubblico del Cantone Ticino, Bellinzona

La presidente

del Tribunale penale cantonale

Giudice Agnese Balestra-Bianchi

Ultimo aggiornamento: 02.07.2026

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Keywords

prescriptionconversion of finedetentionexecutioncosts

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the requested conversion of the fine into detention could still be ordered after prescription.

Extracted holding

No. Because the penalty had become time-barred, the request could no longer be pursued.

Extracted reasoning

The court noted that prescription had intervened in the meantime and therefore struck the matter from the docket.

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