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040875 AI generated

Portuguese Supreme Court rules territorial jurisdiction remains valid even if the crime location is legally detached to form a new district.

Case Number 040875
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court of Justice fixed the competence of a specific district to hear a criminal offense. Although the area where the crime occurred was later legally detached to form a new district, the court held that the original jurisdiction remains valid. The decision establishes that procedural competence is not automatically lost when the physical location of the crime changes administrative status.

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CONFLITO DE COMPETÊNCIA COMPETÊNCIA TERRITORIAL APLICAÇÃO DA LEI PROCESSUAL NO TEMPO DESAFORAMENTO

Keywords

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territorial jurisdiction criminal offense location administrative detachment competence retention new district formation procedural law application court authority

Cited Legislation

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Art. 52.º da Lei de Organização Judicial
Art. 61.º do Código de Processo Penal

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00025117

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199005230408753

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/BABBC0DFC5C6931C802568FC003ABF62?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Fixada a competência de determinada comarca, para conhecer de uma infracção, ela manter-se-á, mesmo que a área onde foi cometida seja por lei desanexada, para formar comarca nova.