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Drug addiction is a mitigating factor only if the defendant acted with free will and legal knowledge.

Case Number 98P780
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice rejected the appeal regarding the application of drug addiction as a mitigating circumstance. The court found that while the defendant was a toxicodependent, evidence proved he acted with free will and full knowledge of the law's prohibition. Consequently, the statutory requirements for addiction to serve as a legal mitigation were not met.

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TOXICODEPENDENTE

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drug addiction mitigation free will requirement legal knowledge standard C.Penal article 20 criminal liability reduction

Cited Legislation

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Art. 20, n. 2 do C.Penal

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00035267

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199810140007803

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/677B814D7B1AFBAF802568FC003BA4A7?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

A toxicodependência pode ser atenuante quando preencha os requisitos do artigo 20, n. 2, do C.Penal mas se, antes, ficar provado que com a sua conduta o arguido agiu com vontade livremente determinada e conhecimento da respectiva proibição legal, fica afastada a aplicação daquele normativo.