Criminal proceedings and breaches
Presumption of innocence and inconclusive incriminating inferences
The issue and the court’s approach
The court rejected treating the more serious scenario as established where the evidence was also compatible with a less incriminating alternative. Findings about awareness of risk required an adequate evidential basis.
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Supreme Court · Criminal Chamber · STS · ECLI:ES:TS:2024:6300 · Appeal 3378/2022 · 2024-12-20
Original explanatory note based on the official Criminal Chamber chronicle (2024–2025). This is not a claim to have reviewed the full judgment. The English version is explanatory, not an official translation.
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