Following a public prosecution by prosecutors of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the Court of Appeal upheld the verdict of the first instance court. The latter ruling found the 35-year-old man guilty of robbery (Part 4 of Article 186 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
He was sentenced to 7 years in prison.
Prosecutors proved in court that in September 2023, a man stole a bag with money and a phone on one of the central streets of Lviv.
In the evening, the convict approached a 62-year-old man standing near his car and asked for a cigarette. The latter refused and a conflict arose between them, which escalated into a fight. During the fight, the convict tore off the victim’s shoulder a purse containing the above items, pushed him and fled with the stolen goods.
The defendant’s lawyer filed an appeal, in which he asked for a reduced sentence.
However, the court agreed with the arguments of the regional prosecutors and dismissed the defence’s appeal.
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