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Portuguese Supreme Court applies the most favorable criminal regime to a drug trafficking defendant.

Case Number 048297
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court of Justice partially allowed the appeal regarding the applicable criminal regime for a drug trafficking offense. The defendant argued for the application of a more lenient penal system available at the time of the crime. The court ruled that while the definition of the crime remains consistent, the specific penal regime must be the one concretely most favorable to the accused.

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TRÁFICO DE ESTUPEFACIENTE ELEMENTOS DA INFRACÇÃO REGIME CONCRETAMENTE MAIS FAVORÁVEL APLICAÇÃO DA LEI PENAL NO TEMPO

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drug trafficking definition most favorable regime retroactive application criminal law principle portuguese supreme court

Cited Legislation

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Decreto-Lei n.º 15/93
Lei n.º 46/86

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00029172

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199511080482973

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 19/95

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T CIRC BRAGA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/40CDF2B8A0308325802568FC003B4CFC?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Pratica o crime de tráfico de estupefacientes quem, sem para tal estar autorizado puser à venda, vender ou distribuir, proporcionar a outrem, plantas, substâncias ou preparados compreendidos nas tabelas anexas ao Decreto-Lei 15/93.

II - Sempre que for o caso, há que aplicar ao agente o regime penal que lhe for concretamente mais favorável.