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Portuguese court allows connected criminal appeals for arson co-authors, extending appeal scope to related charges.

Case Number 038409
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court of Justice denied the initial appeal but permitted the extension of the criminal appeal to cover a second, connected offense. The defendants were convicted of arson against a business competing with theirs, with the prosecution arguing for joint liability. The court ruled that because the criminal responsibility for both acts was connected under the 1929 Code of Criminal Procedure, the appeal could validly extend to the second charge.

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INCÊNDIO MEDIDA DA PENA RECURSO PENAL ÂMBITO CONEXÃO DE INFRACÇÕES FOGO POSTO

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arson co-authors connected offenses criminal appeal extension joint liability business competition Portuguese criminal law procedural connection

Cited Legislation

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Art. 56 do Código de Processo Penal de 1929
artigo 56 do Código de Processo Penal
II - O recurso interposto por um réu estende-se a outro, se houver conexão na responsabilidade criminal de ambos, nomeadamente a configurada no artigo 56 do Código de Processo Penal de 1929.

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00026691

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198605140384093

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/3BBBA22A1F2CECB7802568FC003ABA77?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Estão ajustados três anos e meio de prisão para os co-autores de incêndio de uma "boite" que estava a fazer concorrência a outra.

II - O recurso interposto por um réu estende-se a outro, se houver conexão na responsabilidade criminal de ambos, nomeadamente a configurada no artigo 56 do Código de Processo Penal de 1929.