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Portuguese court rules attempted crime punishable even when committed with eventual intent.

Case Number 044110
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice denied the appeal, upholding the conviction for attempted crime. The defendant argued against the application of eventual intent, but the court confirmed that such intent satisfies the subjective requirement for criminal liability. Consequently, the prosecution's request for a ruling against the defendant was granted.

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TENTATIVA DOLO EVENTUAL

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attempted crime eventual intent criminal liability subjective element Portuguese Penal Code

Cited Legislation

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Art. 13, n.º 2 do Código Penal
Art. 23 do Código Penal

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00022475 [Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199311100441103 [PRIVACIDADE] 1 [PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 103/91 [TEXTO INTEGRAL] N [TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T J STA CRUZ [URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/3C3B50DEBEC002FE802568FC003A94EB?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO Verificados os restantes requisitos, a tentativa de crime é punível ainda que cometido com dolo eventual.