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Court applies heavier penalty to recidivist thief despite prior convictions for theft and fraud.

Case Number 041337
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice rejected the appeal arguing that the defendant, having been previously convicted for theft and fraud, required a heavier penalty to satisfy societal condemnation and prevent future crimes. The court held that prior convictions were insufficient to meet these goals, thus justifying a more severe sentence than those given to other thieves. Consequently, Articles 71 and 72 of the Penal Code were deemed inapplicable to mitigate the punishment in this specific recidivist scenario.

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FURTO SUSPENSÃO DA EXECUÇÃO DA PENA MEDIDA DA PENA

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criminal recidivism heavier penalty application theft and fraud preventive justice penal code mitigation

Cited Legislation

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Art. 71 do Codigo Penal
Art. 72 do Codigo Penal

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00007640

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199101300413373

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 14/90

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T J FUNCHAL

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/BA4EF0F00835F276802568FC0039B9AC?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - E justificada a aplicação da pena mais grave ao recorrente do que aos outros reus do crime de furto, porque, sendo o unico dos arguidos que ja foi condenado, inclusive no dominio da receptação dolosa, a condenação anterior não foi bastante para satisfazer as necessidades de reprovação e prevenção do crime.

II - Pelas mesmas razões não são aplicaveis os artigos 71 e 72 do Codigo Penal.