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Portuguese court allows partial conviction for qualified theft and forgery, reducing penalty due to limited intelligence and age.

Case Number 038325
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court of Justice partially allowed the prosecution against a minor for qualified theft and document forgery. The defense argued the defendant had limited intelligence and was easily influenced, while the prosecution emphasized the severity of the crimes. The court accepted the mitigation of culpability due to the defendant's age and mental state, but upheld the conviction while setting the minimum unitary penalty based on the highest individual sentence.

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FALSIFICAÇÃO DE DOCUMENTO FURTO QUALIFICADO ASSOCIAÇÃO CRIMINOSA REINCIDÊNCIA ATENUANTES DIMINUIÇÃO DA CULPA CONCURSO DE INFRACÇÕES PENA UNITÁRIA LIMITE MÍNIMO DA PENA

Keywords

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qualified theft conviction document forgery charge limited intelligence defense concurrence of offenses minimum unitary penalty minor defendant mitigation Portuguese criminal law

Cited Legislation

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Código Penal Português, Art. 13, n.º 2
Código Penal Português, Art. 79, n.º 1
Código Penal Português, Art. 80, n.º 1

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00026768

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198607300383253

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/B4BC9F56CA13CF49802568FC003AB6C3?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - O bom comportamento anterior referente a réu de pouca idade, é de reduzido valor.

II - A culpa fica fortemente diminuida, quando se prove ser o agente de inteligência limitada e influenciável.

III - Num concurso real de infracções, o limite mínimo da pena unitária não pode ser inferior à pena parcelar mais elevada.