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Supreme Court of Justice jurisdiction limited to legal matters, not factual issues.

Case Number 040204
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the appeal, ruling that its cognizance powers are restricted strictly to matters of law. The court affirmed that factual findings established by the lower tribunal must be accepted without re-examination. Consequently, the court applied the most appropriate legal regime to the undisputed facts rather than reviewing the evidence itself.

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SUPREMO TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇA PODERES DE COGNIÇÃO MATÉRIA DE DIREITO

Keywords

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Supreme Court jurisdiction Matters of law only Factual findings binding Cognizance powers limited Legal regime application

Cited Legislation

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Art. 666 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Art. 29 of Law 38/87
Art. 729 n. 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure
Art. 1, sole paragraph of the Code of Criminal Procedure
artigo 666 do Código de Processo Penal

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00025808

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198910110402043

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/4F9CF8DBA0262A07802568FC003AB563?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Os poderes de cognição do Supremo Tribunal de Justiça abrange apenas a matéria de direito, pelo que lhe compete acatar a matéria de facto fixada pelo tribunal recorrido, aplicando definitivamente o regime jurídico que julgue mais adequado - artigo

666 do Código de Processo Penal, e 29 da Lei 38/87, de 23 de Dezembro, e 729 n. 1 do Código de Processo Civil, aplicável por força do artigo 1 parágrafo único do Código de Processo Penal.