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Portuguese court holds judicial decisions cannot be challenged for unconstitutionality, only laws, allowing appeal by unaccompanied assistants.

Case Number 99P697
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the appeal regarding the unconstitutionality of a judicial decision. The appellant, an unaccompanied assistant in a criminal trial, argued that the court's refusal to allow a specific appeal violated constitutional rights. The court ruled that only legal norms, not judicial decisions, can be subject to constitutional challenges, thereby upholding the lower court's procedural ruling. Consequently, the request to challenge the decision was rejected as legally impermissible under the established constitutional framework.

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CONSTITUCIONALIDADE INTERPRETAÇÃO DA LEI DECISÃO JUDICIAL ASSISTENTE EM PROCESSO PENAL LEGITIMIDADE PARA RECORRER MEDIDA DA PENA

Keywords

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judicial decision unconstitutionality constitutional challenge admissibility criminal procedure appeal unaccompanied assistant rights Supreme Court precedent

Cited Legislation

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Constitution of 1976, Article 20
Constitution of 1976, Article 277, paragraphs 1 and 2
Criminal Procedure Code, Article 4
Criminal Procedure Code, Article 401, paragraph 1, letter b
Criminal Procedure Code, Article 445, paragraphs 1 and 3
Civil Procedure Code, Article 689, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3
Law 28/82, Article 70, paragraphs 1, letter b and 2
Law 28/82, Article 72, paragraph 2
Law 13-A/98, Article 6, paragraph 1
Law 59/98, Article 6, paragraph 1

Cited Case Law

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Supreme Court of Justice, October 30, 1997
Supreme Court of Justice, January 26, 1994
Tribunal Constitucional, November 5, 1996
Tribunal Constitucional, February 5, 1998

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00040064

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199912070006973

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 4/99

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T CIRC VILA REAL

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/B6341BCA4FEFCC8A80256A32003C8530?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - É uniforme a jurisprudência do Tribunal Constitucional de só as normas jurídicas e não as decisões judiciais poderem ser acusadas de inconstitucionalidade.

II - Tal vício tem de ser invocado, durante o processo, tanto depois da norma aplicada, como antes de o ser, mas provando-se razoavelmente que o seja.

III - O Assento do Supremo Tribunal da Justiça de 30 de Outubro de 1997 (no D.R. de 10-8-99), ao decidir que o assistente, desacompanhado do M.P., não pode, por regra, recorrer da espécie e da medida da pena, não violou qualquer preceito constitucional.