How long does an Italian criminal case take
How long does an Italian criminal case take is decided by the provision below, by how the facts are qualified, and by what is done in the first weeks. Sentence, criminal record and right of residence follow from that. We answer on your own facts, at any hour, and you need not be in Italy.
Provision: Art. 344-bis c.p.p. (improcedibilita); dati Ministero della giustizia
Checked 18/08/2026.
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Whether How long does an Italian criminal case take ends in a conviction, and with what sentence, depends on how the facts are qualified and on decisions taken in the first weeks — long before any trial.
Governing provision: Art. 344-bis c.p.p. (improcedibilita); dati Ministero della giustizia
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