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Portuguese court rules that stealing money from a colleague's bag on a chair constitutes qualified theft due to public accessibility.

Case Number 0258633
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa upheld the conviction for qualified theft against the accused. The court found that the defendant stole money and valuables from a purse resting on a chair while both she and her coworker were performing cleaning duties. The court determined this scenario met the legal requirement of the location being 'particularly accessible to the public,' thereby qualifying the crime under Portuguese Penal Code provisions.

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FURTO QUALIFICADO LOCAL ACESSÍVEL AO PÚBLICO

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qualified theft public accessibility Portuguese Penal Code colleague's property cleaning services Tribunal da Relação criminal conviction

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CP82 Art. 296
CP82 Art. 297

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRL00022112

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RL199006200258633

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrl.nsf/33182fc732316039802565fa00497eec/2C0C69F59C4367ED8025680300035DAD?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Constitui crime de furto qualificado - pela circunstância "particularmente acessível" - o facto de a arguida se ter apoderado de dinheiros e valores que se encontravam numa carteira pousada sobre uma cadeira por uma sua colega de trabalho, quando ambos executavam serviços de limpeza.