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Portuguese Supreme Court applies 1886 Penal Code to forgery case for lighter maximum sentence.

Case Number 038324
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Supreme Court of Justice ruled in favor of the defendant regarding the applicable penal code for a cheque forgery offense. The prosecution argued for the current code, but the court determined the 1886 code was more favorable due to specific sentencing provisions. Consequently, the court applied the older legislation to ensure the maximum penalty did not exceed eight years.

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FALSIFICAÇÃO DE DOCUMENTO BURLA MEDIDA DA PENA APLICAÇÃO DA LEI PENAL NO TEMPO

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principle of favorability cheque forgery penal code retroactivity maximum sentence reduction concurso de penas

Cited Legislation

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Art. 216 n. 2 of the Penal Code of 1886
Art. 217 of the Penal Code of 1886
Art. 451 n. 1 of the Penal Code of 1886
Art. 451 n. 2 of the Penal Code of 1886
Art. 451 parágrafo 1. of the Penal Code of 1886
Art. 91 n. 2 of the Penal Code of 1886

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00026697

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198605070383243

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/AD96ACC9772C855A802568FC003ABC72?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Para o autor de burla por falsificação de cheque,

é mais favorável o regime do Código Penal de 1886, pois, conjugados os artigos 216 n. 2, 217 e 451 ns.

1 e 2 e parágrafo 1., o máximo da pena seria o de oito anos de prisão maior (artigo 91 n. 2) e, face ao Código actual, no caso, a pena unitária do concurso poderia ir além.