irrespective of the previously imposed punishment if the purpose of punishment may not
be achieved by applying the provisions of Art.48 hereof, taking into account the
seriousness of the criminal offence and the part of earlier punishment not yet served.
(3) A convicted person who during his service of a prison term or a juvenile
prison term commits a criminal offence which is punishable by law by either a fine or up
to one year prison term shall receive a disciplinary punishment.
Time of Detention and Earlier Punishment Included
Article 51
(1) The time spent in pre-trial detention, as well as any other deprivation of
liberty in relation to the criminal offence shall be included in the imposed prison term,
juvenile prison term, community work, or a fine.
(2) Where a criminal proceeding was conducted for several concurrent criminal
offences and detention was not ordered for respective offences, the time spent in pretrial detention shall be included in the imposed prison term, juvenile prison term,
community work, or a fine for the criminal offence for which the accused person was
convicted.
(3) The prison term or the fine that the convicted person served or paid for a
misdemeanor or economic offence, as well as punishment or disciplinary measure of
deprivation of liberty which he served for violation of military discipline shall be
included in the punishment imposed for a criminal offence whose elements include the
elements of a misdemeanor, economic offence, or violation of military discipline.
(4) In calculating an earlier punishment, equivalence shall apply among the
following: a day of pre-trial detention, a day of deprivation of liberty, a day of juvenile
prison term, a day or prison term, eight hours of community work and the fine of twentyfive euros.
TITLE FOUR
WARNING MEASURES
1. Suspended Sentence and Judicial Admonition
Purpose of Suspended Sentence and Judicial Admonition
Article 52
(1) Warning measures shall be: suspended sentence and judicial admonition.
(2) Within the general purpose of criminal sanctions (Art.4, para. 2), the purpose
of a suspended sentence and judicial admonition shall be to avoid imposition on the
perpetrator of a punishment for minor criminal offences when that is considered not
necessary for criminal law protection and when it is reasonable to expect that
admonition, together with imminent punishment (suspended sentence) or an