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Portuguese court rules that breaking a door window to enter constitutes burglary under qualified theft laws.

Case Number 048858
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Supreme Court of Justice unanimously upheld the conviction for qualified burglary based on the defendant's entry into a commercial establishment. The material fact involved the agent removing a glass pane from a door located approximately 1.5 meters above the ground to gain access. The court determined that this specific act of breaking the window to enter satisfies the legal definition of arrombamento (burglary) required for the charge.

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FURTO QUALIFICADO ARROMBAMENTO

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qualified theft burglary definition door window entry commercial establishment height requirement arrombamento crime entry method

Cited Legislation

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Art. 189.º do Código Penal
Art. 188.º do Código Penal

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00029932

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199605300488583

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 5/95

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T CIRC LEIRIA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/415F2DF5BC1F9EBD802568FC003B073F?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Constitui arrombamento o facto de o agente arrancar o vidro da bandeira da porta de um estabelecimento comercial, situada a cerca de 1,5 metros do solo, para nele entrar.