Question juridique clé
Whether the civil maintenance amount fixed in a valid and enforceable judgment bound the criminal court under Article 217 CP
Solution extraite
Yes. The criminal court was bound, in principle, by the maintenance amount fixed by the civil judgment, including provisional measures.
Motifs extraits
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.