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Drug trafficking conviction upheld; twenty to thirty people do not constitute a 'large number' under the relevant law.

Case Number 98P1126
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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 against a drug trafficking conviction. The defendant argued that twenty to thirty individuals involved in the crime constituted a 'large number of people' under the law, which would have been a qualifying circumstance. The court held that this specific headcount does not meet the legal threshold for such a qualification, thereby upholding the original sentence.

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TRÁFICO DE ESTUPEFACIENTE AGRAVANTES CIRCUNSTÂNCIAS QUALIFICATIVAS

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drug trafficking qualifying circumstances large number of people criminal appeal statutory interpretation

Cited Legislation

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Art. 24, alínea b) do DL 15/93, de 22 de Janeiro

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00036537

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199901130011263

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 151/97

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T CIRC BRAGA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/BC59200FF3EB2CBA802568FC003B9ED2?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Numa região de grande densidade populacional, vinte ou trinta pessoas não representam, em si e por si só, um "grande número de pessoas" para efeitos da qualificativa da alínea b) do artigo 24 do DL 15/93, de 22 de Janeiro.