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Portuguese Supreme Court voids judgment due to missing acta of reading defendant's first interrogation statements.

Case Number 97P1010
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice annulled the second-instance judgment because the trial record failed to include the acta of reading the defendant's statements from the first judicial interrogation. The prosecution argued the omission was a clerical error, but the court held that the absence of this specific document violates mandatory procedural requirements. Consequently, the entire judgment was declared void to ensure the defendant's right to a fair trial was not compromised by the missing record.

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NULIDADE DE ACÓRDÃO ANULAÇÃO DE JULGAMENTO ACTA DE JULGAMENTO LEITURA PERMITIDA DE AUTO

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nullity of judgment acta of reading first judicial interrogation procedural defect Portuguese Criminal Procedure

Cited Legislation

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Art. 356 n. 8 CPP
Art. 357 n. 2 CPP

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00034413

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199712110010103

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 618/96

[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] BMJ N472 ANO1997 PAG402

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T J SANTAREM

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/7BC876837FD879C1802568FC003B76AE?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Verifica-se a nulidade prevista no artigo 356 n. 8 do CPP, por força do disposto n. 2 do artigo 357 do mesmo diploma quando o tribunal não faz constar da acta de leitura das declarações prestadas pelo arguido perante o Juiz no primeiro interrogatório judicial, o que origina a nulidade do acórdão.