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Portuguese court dismisses alternative prison sentence for minor drug trafficking involving group members.

Case Number 039997
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the request for an alternative prison sentence in a case involving minor drug trafficking. The defendant, a young group member who behaved well in custody, was convicted of a single transaction involving a small amount of light drugs. The court ruled that no alternative to imprisonment exists for fixed-amount fines and that the statutory penalty of seven years stands.

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TRÁFICO DE ESTUPEFACIENTE MEDIDA DA PENA ATENUANTES MULTA DE QUANTIA FIXA PRISÃO ALTERNATIVA DA MULTA

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drug trafficking penalty alternative imprisonment fixed amount fine group member minor drug offense portuguese criminal law statutory penalty

Cited Legislation

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Decreto-Lei n. 430/83 de 13 de Dezembro, Art. 23

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00020423

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198905310399973

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/669E460D35DC19DF802568FC003A5DBC?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Dentro da moldura do n. 1 do artigo 23 do Decreto-Lei n. 430/83 de 13 de Dezembro, está certa a pena de

7 anos de prisão, em se tratando de uma só transacção de poucos gramas de droga leve, com membro do próprio grupo, levada a cabo por jovem que se portou bem na cadeia.

II - Não há alternativa de prisão para multas de quantia fixa.