Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the injured party had party status in the juvenile criminal proceedings and could seek party compensation.
Decisione estratta
No. In juvenile criminal proceedings the injured party cannot act as a civil party, and because the juvenile prosecutor represented the prosecution, no party rights existed in the criminal point either.
Motivazione estratta
Party status requires either a claim in the criminal point or assertion of private-law claims. Such civil claims cannot be pursued in juvenile proceedings. Efforts by the authorities to achieve an amicable settlement do not create party status. Since the juvenile prosecutor exercised the prosecution’s rights, the injured party also could not assert party rights in the criminal point.