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Supreme Court barred from increasing penalty below statutory minimums due to reformatio in pejus prohibition.

Case Number 041987
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Supreme Court of Justice ruled unanimously that it cannot impose a sentence higher than the one requested in the appeal, even if the collective tribunal erred by setting a penalty below the statutory minimum. The defense argued for a reduction based on the principle of reformatio in pejus, while the prosecution contended for the application of the lower statutory floor. The court decided that the prohibition against worsening the defendant's position strictly limits the appellate court's power to increase penalties beyond the appellant's request.

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REFORMATIO IN PEJUS ROUBO PENAS PODERES DO SUPREMO TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇA

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reformatio in pejus appellate jurisdiction statutory minimum penalty criminal appeal penalty increase prohibition

Cited Legislation

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Art. 240, n.º 1 do Código de Processo Penal
Art. 241 do Código de Processo Penal

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00011958

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199107110419873

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 359/90

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T CR LISBOA 3J

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/6D2D22AB4DAF7EE4802568FC0039F1BA?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Mesmo que o tribunal colectivo erre na fixação da pena, aplicando penas que estão abaixo dos limites minimos estatuidos por lei, dada a proibição de reformatio in pejus, o Supremo Tribunal de Justiça esta impedido de aplicar penas superiores as que são pedidas no recurso.