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Portuguese Supreme Court mandates remittal to investigating judge for crimes exceeding three years' imprisonment.

Case Number 038898
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Supreme Court of Justice ruled unanimously that the Public Prosecutor must remand cases involving crimes punishable by more than three years' imprisonment to the investigating judge. The court held that an inquiry cannot substitute the formal instruction required for such serious offenses, rendering any subsequent accusation null and void. Consequently, the decision establishes a strict procedural threshold where failure to follow this remittal rule invalidates the entire accusatory process.

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ERRO NA FORMA DO PROCESSO INSTRUÇÃO PREPARATORIA INQUERITO

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investigating judge remittal procedural nullity inquiry substitution serious criminal offense public prosecutor duty portuguese criminal procedure three years imprisonment

Cited Legislation

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Art. 239.º do Código de Processo Penal
Art. 240.º do Código de Processo Penal

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00012347

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198705130388983

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/53F05F6233F54549802568FC0039F55D?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Se a denuncia apontar para o cometimento de crime punivel com mais de 3 anos de prisão, o Ministerio Publico deve remete-la para o Juiz de Instrução.

II - O inquerito a que proceda não podera substituir a dita instrução, sendo nula a acusação que se faça sem esta, bem como nulos serão os actos posteriores.