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Portuguese Supreme Court rules prior criminal record and poverty do not automatically mitigate theft liability.

Case Number 036788
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the appeal regarding the defendant's criminal record and economic situation. The prosecution argued that the defendant's lack of prior judicial history and modest financial status should mitigate the penalty for theft. The court rejected this, stating that a clean record does not guarantee good behavior and poverty only mitigates liability if it directly compelled the theft.

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ANTECEDENTES CRIMINAIS FURTO ATENUANTES PRESSUPOSTOS

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criminal record mitigation economic hardship defense theft liability reduction prior conduct assessment Portuguese Penal Code attenuating circumstances subjective intent theft

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Art. 60, n.º 1, alínea b), do Código Penal Português

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00026307

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198301120367883

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/C4AD158CD2F66EC2802568FC003AD4E9?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A falta de antecedentes judiciários não significa, só por si, bom comportamento anterior.

II - A modesta situação económica do réu só atenuaria a sua responsabilidade se tivessem sido dificuldades económicas que o levassem a querer apossar-se dos bens alheios.