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Continued drug consumption precludes the legal justification for granting a penalty exemption.

Case Number 96P1212
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice denied the request for a penalty exemption against a defendant accused of continued drug consumption. Although the defendant argued for leniency based on being a user of hashish and heroin, the court found that the repeated nature of the acts constituted a continuous crime. Consequently, the court ruled that the specific legal requirement for a penalty exemption was not met due to the continuity of the offenses.

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CONSUMO DE ESTUPEFACIENTES CRIME CONTINUADO DISPENSA DE PENA

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Continued Drug Consumption Penalty Exemption Continuous Crime Hashish and Heroin Portuguese Criminal Law

Cited Legislation

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Art. 50, n.º 1, do Código Penal
Art. 12, n.º 1, do Decreto-Lei n.º 298/89

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00033644

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199703130012123

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 359/95

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T J VISEU

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/5AF2F549F810234C802568FC003B8882?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Não se justifica a aplicação de dispensa de pena ao arguido que, embora consumidor de haxixe e de heroína, repita tais actos de consumo através de uma actividade continuada.