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Portuguese court allows lighter penalty for drug trafficking when new law is more favorable to the defendant.

Case Number 043315
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the prosecution's request for a heavier sentence, ruling that the defendant's possession of 134mg of heroin and 5921g of hashish exceeded individual daily consumption limits. Although the prosecution argued the full quantity constituted trafficking, the court applied the more lenient punitive regime of the 1993 Decree-Law to the entire charge. Consequently, the court decided to impose a lighter punishment based on the principle of favoring the defendant when multiple laws apply to the same conduct.

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TRÁFICO DE ESTUPEFACIENTE SUCESSÃO DE LEIS NO TEMPO

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drug trafficking succession of laws favorable principle heroin possession hashish quantity criminal penalty Portuguese law

Cited Legislation

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Decreto-Lei n.º 15/93
Lei n.º 73/92

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00019353

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199305260433153

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 1130/92

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T CIRC BARREIRO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/69910CD3D4398F9C802568FC003A54C6?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Excede a quantidade necessária de estupefaciente para consumo individual durante um dia, a de 134 miligramas de heroína e de 5921 gramas de haxixe, ainda que tenha sido dado como provado que o arguido destinava metade dela - 67 miligramas e 2960 gramas - para seu consumo.

II - É mais favorável ao arguido, considerado em bloco, o regime punitivo do Decreto-Lei 15/93.