A practical map with a practitioner’s eye · Madrid and Alicante
The articles that decide cases, annotated by criminal defence lawyers: the general part, offences and penalties, with the applicable defence for each.
In brief. This guide walks the Criminal Code with a law firm’s criterion: each entry comments on the applicable articles, the penalties and the defence lines that actually work. It is not a substitute for advice on a specific case, but it lets you locate your matter and understand its coordinates before the first consultation.
This guide traverses the Criminal Code with a practitioner’s criterion: each entry comments on the applicable articles, the penalty frameworks and the defence lines that actually operate before the courts. The general part comes first, because limitation, suspension of sentences, civil liability and confiscation decide as many cases as the offences themselves.
The guide is a map, not advice: each linked page develops the offence in depth, and every case demands individual analysis. If your matter appears here, the coordinates will help you understand your position before the first consultation.
| Question | Articles | Rule | Our page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limitation of offences | 131-132 | 1 to 20 years by penalty | Limitation and extinction of liability |
| Suspension of sentences | 80-87 | Up to 2 years, first offenders | Suspension of the sentence |
| Negotiated judgments | 801 LECrim | One-third reduction | Fast-track trials |
| Civil liability | 109-122 | Within the criminal case | Each offence page |
| Confiscation | 127-127 octies | Including extended | Criminal organisations |
| Corporate liability | 31 bis | Exemption through compliance | Corporate criminal liability |
| Records | 136 | Cancellation by period | Limitation and extinction |
| Appeals | 790-961 | Appeal, cassation, amparo | Cassation and amparo pages |
This guide is informative and does not replace the analysis of a specific case.
Every entry in this guide is written by the lawyers who litigate the matter: economic and technological criminal law, corporate liability, appeals and urgent assistance. The English-language cluster mirrors our Spanish analyses so that international clients can locate their matter, understand the penalty framework and the realistic defences, and arrive at the first consultation with the coordinates clear.
Those who need to understand the offence charged, its penalties and the realistic defences before deciding anything.
Those weighing a complaint: what the offence requires, what evidence decides and what can realistically be obtained.
Businesses mapping criminal exposure: corporate liability, compliance and the offences of the corporate sphere.
International clients needing the Spanish system explained in English, with every page of this cluster at their disposal.
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Criminal defence in English before the courts of Alicante and the rest of Spain, for residents and for visitors who have flown home.
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