Legislator Case Law & Legislation
DE FR IT EN
Analyze in Legislator
038115 AI generated

Simple assault conviction with suspended sentence denied when defendant refused to confess.

Case Number 038115
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
Open official source Machine-readable Markdown (.md)

Legislator summary

AI generated

The court denied the request for a suspended sentence in a case involving a conviction for simple assault. The defendant was found guilty but refused to confess to the criminal act, which the court deemed a critical factor. Consequently, the suspension of the penalty was not granted because the lack of confession prevented the necessary conclusion that the defendant would adhere to the suspended sentence conditions.

Legislator headnote

Official

OFENSAS CORPORAIS SIMPLES CONDENAÇÃO EM PENA SUSPENSA REQUISITOS

Keywords

AI generated
simple assault conviction suspended sentence denial refusal to confess Código Penal Portugal criminal liability conditions penalty suspension requirements judicial discretion application

Cited Legislation

AI generated
Art. 142 do Código Penal
Art. 52 do Código Penal
artigo 142 do Código Penal

Need to analyze how this precedent applies to your matter?

Cross-reference this judgment against statutes, commentaries, and subsequent citing case law inside Legislator AI.

Open in Legislator →

Full text

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00026242

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198512180381153

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/2CC11AD8D0FBFDF6802568FC003B0D9D?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Quem causar uma ofensa no corpo ou na saúde de outrem, pratica o crime previsto e punido no artigo

142 do Código Penal de ofensas corporais simples.

II - Apenas se poderá dizer:

Nada permite concluir que a simples censura do facto e a ameaça de pena bastará para afastar um réu da senda do crime quando ele nem sequer foi capaz de confessar o seu acto delituoso, pelo que não lhe pode ser concedida a suspensão da pena em que tiver sido condenado.