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Portuguese court declares jurisdiction to Comarca judge for summary flagrant crime process initiated there.

Case Number 038768
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The court unanimously declared that the Comarca judge retains jurisdiction over the summary flagrant crime process. The prosecution argued for transfer to the Tribunal da Comarca, but the court noted the trial had already commenced there. Consequently, the court upheld the Comarca judge's authority based on the principle of continuity in proceedings.

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FLAGRANTE DELITO PROCESSO DE POLÍCIA CORRECCIONAL PROCESSO SUMÁRIO

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flagrant crime jurisdiction summary procedure rules comarca tribunal authority procedural continuity principle competence conflict resolution

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Art. 393.º do Código de Processo Penal
Art. 394.º do Código de Processo Penal

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00026498

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198705130387683

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/4AE820AAA89CD4F7802568FC003AFA49?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Serão julgadas em processo sumário as infracções a que forem aplicáveis penas a que corresponda processo de polícia correccional ou de transgressão, sempre que o infractor for preso em flagrante delito e o julgamento se possa realizar em prazo legal.

II - A competência para conhecer do processo cabe, pois, ao juiz do Tribunal da Comarca, tanto mais que o julgamento já ali se houvera iniciado.