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A judge cannot declare incompetence after ordering execution of Article 341 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Case Number 038864
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The court declared the prosecution incompetent to judge the case after the judge had already ordered the execution of Article 341 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The prosecution argued that the judge should have declared incompetence earlier, but the court found that once the judge ordered execution under that article, they could only archive the case or await further proof. Consequently, the judge's subsequent declaration of incompetence was invalid because it contradicted their prior procedural order.

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ACUSAÇÃO MINISTÉRIO PÚBLICO PODERES DO JUIZ COMPETÊNCIA

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judicial competence Criminal Procedure Code procedural order incompetence declaration prosecution powers article 341 procedural contradiction

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Art. 341 do C.P.P.

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00026502

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198705200388643

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/1C85AEBF6CD8B4E0802568FC003AF650?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Se um juiz, manda cumprir o preceituado no artigo 341 do C.P.P., não pode, depois, declarar-se incompetente para julgar o respectivo. processo.

II - Tanto mais, que, depois de ter entendido que da prova carreada para os autos não decorria que os arguidos tivessem praticado o crime, aquele juiz só podia mandar arquivar o processo ou aguardar melhor prova.