Portuguese Supreme Court rules territorial jurisdiction remains valid even if the crime location is legally detached to form a new district.
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AI generatedThe 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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OfficialCONFLITO DE COMPETÊNCIA COMPETÊNCIA TERRITORIAL APLICAÇÃO DA LEI PROCESSUAL NO TEMPO DESAFORAMENTO
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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.