(ANSA) - Rome, July 28 - The supreme Court of Cassation said
Friday that sleeping rough is not a crime and cleared a
40-year-old who had been convicted and ordered to pay 1,000
euros by a Palermo court.
The man was condemned for living rough in the Sicilian city
in December 2010.
The supreme court said he could not be convicted for living
"on a sidewalk with dogs in a precarious shack made of cardboard
and wood" even if this went against a city order.
Sleeping rough not crime - top court
Man had been ordered to pay 1,000 euros in Palermo