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Portuguese Supreme Court rules a paid fine cannot be cumulated with other penalties under Article 78 of the Penal Code.

Case Number 98P671
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the request to cumulate a fully paid fine with other penalties, ruling that the fine was already fulfilled. The court held that since the monetary penalty was paid, it could not legally form part of a cumulative sentence. Consequently, the cumulative provision was not applied to the executed fine.

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CÚMULO JURÍDICO DE PENAS PENA DE MULTA

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legal cumulation of penalties penal code article 78 execution of monetary fine supreme court of justice criminal law theory

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Article 78, paragraph 1 of the Penal Code

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00035722

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199810070006713

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 11/98

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T CIRC PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/4055D79F94FD192C802568FC003BA3AF?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Tendo em conta o disposto pelo artigo 78, n. 1 do CP, a pena de multa aplicada que se encontra paga e, assim, cumprida, não pode integrar o cúmulo jurídico.