Boccardi v. Italy

Information Note on the Court’s case-law 16

March 2000

Boccardi v. Italy - 38045/97

Judgment 28.3.2000 [Section II]

Article 6

Criminal proceedings

Article 6-1

Reasonable time

Length of criminal proceedings: friendly settlement

The case concerns the length of criminal proceedings brought against the applicant in 1991. He was acquitted in March 1997.

The parties have reached a friendly settlement providing for payment to the applicant of the sum of 13 million lire (ITL), to cover non-pecuniary damages and also legal costs.

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