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Portuguese Supreme Court defines 'small quantity' of heroin as not exceeding 1.5 grams for sentencing purposes.

Case Number 043974
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice unanimously rejected the appeal, establishing a specific threshold for drug quantity. The court clarified that under Article 24(3) of Decree-Law 430/83, only heroin quantities not exceeding 1.5 grams qualify as 'small quantity'. This definition was applied to standardize sentencing guidelines for minor drug offenses.

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SUPREMO TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇA TRÁFICO DE ESTUPEFACIENTE QUANTIDADE DIMINUTA

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small quantity heroin Decree-Law 430/83 drug trafficking threshold sentencing guidelines Portuguese criminal law

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Art. 24(3) of Decree-Law 430/83

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00019393

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199306030439743

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 325/92

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T J STA MARIA FEIRA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/BA89777CE8ABCFA4802568FC003A731C?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

O Supremo Tribunal de Justiça, de harmonia com o disposto no n. 3 do artigo 24 do Decreto-Lei 430/83, de 13 de Dezembro, só considera "quantidade diminuta" de heroína a que não exceda 1,5 gramas.