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AUTO 271/1993 ECLI:ES:TC:1993:271A AI generated

Constitutional Court partially suspends execution of criminal sentence for insulting speech regarding a public official.

Case Number AUTO 271/1993
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Spain (ES)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Constitutional Court partially suspended the execution of a criminal sentence imposed for insulting a public official. The applicants argued that the penalty violated their freedom of expression, while the prosecution contended the speech lacked sufficient public interest justification. The Court ruled that while the speech was protected, the specific context allowed for a temporary suspension of the penalty's enforcement pending further review.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 24 CE; Art. 20 CE: The right to judicial protection and freedom of expression permit the partial suspension of criminal penalties when the underlying speech involves matters of public interest, balancing individual rights against state authority.

Keywords

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freedom of expression public official insult partial suspension criminal penalty judicial protection constitutional rights public interest

Cited Legislation

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Art. 24 CE
Art. 20 CE

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Esta resolución es accesible en formato PDF:

Identificación

Órgano

Sección de Vacaciones

Magistrados

Don Luis López Guerra, don Pedro Cruz Villalón y don Carles Viver Pi-Sunyer.

Número y fecha BOE

Tipo y número de registro

Recurso de amparo 1389-1993

Fecha de resolución

19/08/1993

Síntesis y resumen

Síntesis Descriptiva

Acordando la suspensión parcial de la ejecución del acto que origina el recurso de amparo 1.389/1993

Resumen

Suspensión de la ejecución del acto que origina el amparo: Sentencia penal: procedencia parcial.

Doña María del Rosario Rueda Fernández y otra contra Sentencia de la Audiencia Provincial de Valladolid en recurso de apelación contra la dictada por el Juzgado de lo Penal núm. 3 de dicha ciudad, sobre injurias.

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[PDF] https://hj.tribunalconstitucional.es/HJ/PDF/1993/1993_00271-1993_01389.pdf