Supreme Court rejects appeal for lack of motivation under Article 433 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Justice rejected the criminal appeal on the grounds that it lacked sufficient motivation or was manifestly inadmissible. The appellant argued for the unconstitutionality of Article 433 of the 1987 Criminal Procedure Code, but this claim had already been negatively settled by numerous precedents from the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court. Consequently, the court applied established jurisprudence to dismiss the appeal, affirming that rejection is mandatory when a criminal appeal fails to provide adequate reasoning.
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OfficialDUPLO GRAU DE JURISDIÇÃO RECURSO PENAL MOTIVAÇÃO REJEIÇÃO DE RECURSO
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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00032025
[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199610160487443
[PRIVACIDADE] 1
[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N
[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/7C0BA424200943B080256A690049BAC8?OpenDocument
SUMÁRIO
I - A pretensa inconstitucionalidade do artigo 433º do Código de Processo Penal de 1987 foi já apreciada negativamente em numerosos arestos do Supremo Tribunal de Justiça e do Tribunal Constitucional.
II - A figura da rejeição do recurso funcionará sempre que faltar a motivação deste ou for manifesta a sua improcedência.