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039840 AI generated

Preventive detention dismissed when the original grounds for prosecution no longer exist.

Case Number 039840
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the request to maintain preventive detention because the foundational basis for the prosecution had vanished. The defendant argued that the initial charges no longer applied, rendering the continued restriction of liberty unjustified. The court ruled that without valid prosecution grounds, the legal justification for preventive detention ceases to exist.

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PRISÃO PREVENTIVA PRESSUPOSTOS

Keywords

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preventive detention criminal prosecution legal grounds procedural dismissal custody justification

Cited Legislation

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Art. 269 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00025790

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198907120398403

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/2F2E9BA84B5DCD40802568FC003AB2BA?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Não se justifica a manutenção da prisão preventiva se o seu motivo básico foi a pronúncia por crimes que ao tempo a impunham, motivo esse, entretanto, desaparecido.