Legislator Case Law & Legislation
DE FR IT EN
Analyze in Legislator
040813 AI generated

Portuguese court holds generic intent suffices for blank cheque issuance crime without direct intent.

Case Number 040813
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
Open official source Machine-readable Markdown (.md)

Legislator summary

AI generated

The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the appeal regarding a charge of issuing an unpaid cheque. The defendant argued for a requirement of direct intent, but the court found that generic intent was sufficient given the delivery of blank cheques and the co-defendant's signature. Consequently, the conviction was upheld because the general knowledge of illegality satisfied the mental element for the crime.

Legislator headnote

Official

CHEQUE SEM PROVISÃO DOLO DIRECTO DOLO GENERICO

Keywords

AI generated
issuing unpaid cheque generic criminal intent blank cheque delivery Portuguese Penal Code criminal liability standard

Cited Legislation

AI generated
Art. 246 do Código Penal Português

Need to analyze how this precedent applies to your matter?

Cross-reference this judgment against statutes, commentaries, and subsequent citing case law inside Legislator AI.

Open in Legislator →

Full text

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00004523

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199010030408133

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 25373

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL LISBOA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/5AE25F857FCDF5B0802568FC003982BB?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - No crime de emissão de cheque sem provisão, não se exige o dolo directo, bastando o dolo generico.

II - Sendo do consentimento geral que, ao entregar-se cheques em branco a outrem, e da admitir que, na hora da apresentação a pagamento, alguns deles não tenham provisão, e manifesta a consciencia da ilicitude por parte do arguido do que entregou ao outro co-reu cheques em branco totalmente preenchidos e assinados por ambos.