Misdemeanour proceedings
If crimes are the most serious expression of the punitive power of the State, misdemeanours are a milder expression of that power.
They are behaviours that the legislator considers to be susceptible to criminal reproach, but which do not have the entity of a crime, being considered as such due to the lightness of the facts or the result.
The criminal lawyers in Madrid of G. Elías y Muñoz Abogados, with professional offices in Madrid, Majadahonda and Pozuelo de Alarcón, are specialists in the resolution of any problem that may arise from a misdemeanour trial.
Offences against Persons
Minor assaults that do not cause serious injury, insults and slight humiliating treatment are considered to be misdemeanours against persons of an intentional nature.
Articles 617 to 622 of the Penal Code regulate the punitive nature of offences against persons.
The criminal lawyers at G. Elías y Muñoz Abogados, with professional offices in Madrid, Majadahonda and Pozuelo de Alarcón, are specialists in resolving any problem that may arise from misdemeanours against persons.
Offences against property
Theft, fraud, misappropriation or damage not exceeding four hundred euros, use of other people's vehicles in excess of the permission granted by the owner, all of which are regulated by articles 623 to 628 of the Penal Code.
The criminal lawyers at G. Elías y Muñoz Abogados, with professional offices in Madrid, Majadahonda and Pozuelo de Alarcón, are specialists in resolving any problem that may arise in relation to offences against property.
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