Court denies amnesty for cheque fraud under Article 1(q) of Law 15/94 due to specific crime classification.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Justice unanimously rejected the request for amnesty regarding a crime of cheque fraud. The prosecution argued that the defendant committed burla (fraud) through document falsification, while the defense sought relief under the amnesty law. The court ruled that Article 1(q) of Law 15/94 explicitly excludes crimes of burla committed via cheque falsification from amnesty coverage.
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OfficialFALSIFICAÇÃO DE DOCUMENTO CHEQUE AMNISTIA
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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00019185
[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199503300477673
[PRIVACIDADE] 1
[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] CJSTJ 1995 ANOIII TII PAG166
[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N
[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/33CF268D4C8310F0802568FC003B2D22?OpenDocument
SUMÁRIO
Não foram amnistiados pela Lei 15/94, no seu artigo 1 alínea q), os crimes de burla cometidos por meio de falsificação de cheques.