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Portuguese court rules preliminary inquiry is the correct procedure for contraband crimes unless defendants are detained.

Case Number 037775
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The court declared the preliminary inquiry the proper procedural form for prosecuting contraband offenses, rejecting any claim for preparatory instruction. The prosecution argued that since the defendants were not detained, the preliminary inquiry was the mandatory step, while the defense sought a different investigative format. The court ruled that the preliminary inquiry is the standard procedure for these crimes unless the accused are already in custody, in which case an auto hearing suffices.

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CONTRABANDO CONFLITO DE JURISDIÇÃO INQUERITO PRELIMINAR INSTRUÇÃO PREPARATORIA

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contraband crimes preliminary inquiry preparatory instruction jurisdiction conflict procedural form public prosecution detained accused

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Art. 233, n.º 1 do Código de Processo Penal
Art. 234 do Código de Processo Penal

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00001211

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198505020377753

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] BMJ N347 ANO1985 PAG285

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/586B5F16B14BEE0F802568FC00394050?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Se aos crimes cometidos - incluindo os delitos de contrabando - corresponder a forma de processo correccional, a instrução do correlativo processo deve ser feita por meio de inquerito preliminar - para cujo prosseguimento tem competencia o magistrado do Ministerio Publico - a menos que haja arguidos presos e em tal situação tenham sido ouvidos em auto, caso em que havera lugar a instrução preparatoria.