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Portuguese court allows judicial presumption of fact if it does not contradict jury answers.

Case Number 087288
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The court permitted the trial judge to rely on a judicial presumption of fact during the fact-finding phase. The prosecution argued that such presumptions were necessary to establish guilt, while the defense contended they violated the principle of direct evidence. The court ruled that the presumption was valid provided it remained consistent with the jury's responses to the specific questions posed.

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PODERES DA RELAÇÃO MATÉRIA DE FACTO PRESUNÇÕES JUDICIAIS

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judicial presumption of fact jury questions consistency Portuguese criminal procedure presumption of guilt trial judge authority

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Art. 350, n.º 1 do Código de Processo Penal

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00028476

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199510310872881

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 298/93

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/CCD47DDFAB6D72A1802568FC003AE2C0?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

A Relação pode considerar um facto provado por presunção judicial, desde que assim procedendo não contrarie as respostas dadas aos quesitos.