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Criminal appeal rejected because the Supreme Court only reviews legal issues, not factual disputes.

Case Number 97P914
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice rejected the criminal appeal filed against a lower court decision. The appellant argued that the first instance court erred in its factual findings regarding the case details. The court ruled that the Supreme Court's jurisdiction is strictly limited to reviewing questions of law, not re-examining established facts.

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RECURSO PENAL REJEIÇÃO DE RECURSO COMPETÊNCIA DO SUPREMO TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇA MATÉRIA DE FACTO MATÉRIA DE DIREITO

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criminal appeal jurisdiction limits matter of fact matter of law Supreme Court procedural review factual findings

Cited Legislation

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Art. 540, n.º 1 do Código de Processo Penal

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00035857

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199709170009143

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 2529/94

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T J OLHÃO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/79C2D3DB72061FA2802568FC003BA7CA?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

É de rejeitar o recurso para o STJ, baseado apenas em se ter provado matéria de facto diferente, pois, por regra, aquele só conhece de direito.