“Considering treatment” Judgment with grace again for shoplifting during grace Nagoya High Court July 1, 18:35
In the trial of a woman defendant who was accused of shoplifting sweet bread in Nagoya city, the Nagoya High Court in the second trial said that there was an effect of "eating disorder" and "theft" that could not suppress the impulse of stealing. , Considering the need for medical treatment, etc., he sentenced him to a sentence with a suspended sentence following the first trial. The prosecution, who was seeking prison sentence, was rejected.
A 44-year-old woman defendant in Nagoya was found guilty of stealing and was suspended, but in February of last year, she charged shoplifting sweet buns and rice balls at a 100-yen shop in the city. I was broken.
The Nagoya District Court of the first trial acknowledged the effects of "eating disorder" and "theft" that could not control the urge of stealing, and said that it was a case where treatment was prioritized over punishment. The prosecutor's office was appealing for imprisonment.
In a judgment on July 1, Shinji Kano, Chief Justice of the Nagoya High Court, pointed out that "the crime can be considered to have been caused by the urge of eating disorders and the closely related theft."
In addition, he said, "It is allowed to give a suspended sentence again in consideration of the defendant's efforts for rehabilitation and the need for treatment," and after the first trial, a sentence of one year in prison, a suspended sentence with probation 5 I passed on the year.
The defendant's representative, Daigo Hayashi, said, “The second trial also considered the effects of eating disorders and theft. The very meaningful judgment that promotes the idea of solving problems in society without entering prison. That's it."