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Court dismisses appeal as alcohol driving became a minor offense, removing criminal penalties under new law.

Case Number 0334493
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa decided not to take cognizance of the criminal appeal regarding a drunk driving case. The defendant argued for criminal liability, but the court noted that Decree-Law 114/94 revoked the previous Decree-Law 124/90. Consequently, the court ruled that driving under the influence of alcohol was reclassified as a minor contravention, stripping it of criminal status.

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CONDUÇÃO SOB O EFEITO DE ÁLCOOL CONTRAVENÇÃO CONTRA-ORDENAÇÃO DESCRIMINALIZAÇÃO

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alcohol driving penalty decree law revocation criminal contravention minor offense classification legal despenalization Tribunal da Relação 1994 Portuguese law

Cited Legislation

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DL 114/94 de 1994/05/03, Art. 2
DL 124/90 de 1990/04/14, Art. 3

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRL00022155

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RL199410260334493

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrl.nsf/33182fc732316039802565fa00497eec/349613DC3D86802D8025680300035FD3?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

O DL n. 114/94, que aprovou o actual CE revogou

"in Totim" o DL 124/90 de 14/04, pelo que, a condução sob o efeito do álcool passou a mera contra-ordenação, havendo assim despenalização nesta matéria.