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Portuguese Supreme Court rules that questionnaire answers only count as decisive grounds for first-instance conviction.

Case Number 080778
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice rejected the review of a case where the first-instance court relied on questionnaire responses as decisive grounds. The court held that such answers merely reflect the party's favorable facts and do not constitute independent legal bases for conviction. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed because the lower court's reasoning failed to distinguish between factual assertions and legal justifications.

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RESPOSTAS AOS QUESITOS FUNDAMENTAÇÃO QUESTIONARIO DEPOIMENTO DE PARTE APRECIAÇÃO DA PROVA

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questionnaire responses decisive grounds first instance conviction judicial reasoning factual assertions Portuguese Civil Procedure appellate review

Cited Legislation

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Art. 383, n.º 1 do Código de Processo Civil
Art. 384 do Código de Processo Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00013150 [Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199112100807781 [PRIVACIDADE] 1 [PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 2427/89 [TEXTO INTEGRAL] N [TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL LISBOA [URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/4EF1FF7C221AC442802568FC0039FC3D?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A fundamentação das respostas afirmativas ao questionario deve ser encarada como contando apenas os fundamentos decisivos, para a convicção do tribunal de primeira instancia.

II - O depoimento de parte, que não redunde em confissão -

- por respeitar a factos favoraveis ao depoente -, e de livre apreciação pelo tribunal.