Portuguese court allows criminal appeal when legal citations appear in the motivation section rather than conclusions.

The Supreme Court of Justice rejected the prosecution's argument that a criminal appeal was inadmissible because legal citations appeared in the motivation section instead of the conclusions. The court held that the procedural defect was immaterial since the violated norms were clearly identified within the motivation text. Consequently, the appeal was allowed, establishing that the location of legal citations does not invalidate the appeal if the reasoning is present.