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Portuguese court declares jurisdiction over two cheque fraud cases where prosecution expects under three years imprisonment.

Case Number 0281723
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa declared competence to hear two cases of cheque fraud involving the Ministry of Public Prosecution. The prosecution argued that the specific penalty applicable would not exceed three years of imprisonment. The court accepted this premise and confirmed its authority to adjudicate the matter.

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Keywords

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cheque fraud prosecution three year penalty limit jurisdiction declaration public prosecution request criminal procedure code

Cited Legislation

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Art. 16 n.º 3 n.º 2, alínea b) do Código de Processo Penal

Cited Case Law

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AC TC DE 1991/01/22

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRL00005402

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RL199211110281723

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrl.nsf/33182fc732316039802565fa00497eec/A635CD14CEFD5AF5802568030000F488?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Tendo o Ministério Público requerido a intervenção do Tribunal Singular para o julgamento de dois crimes de emissão de cheque sem provisão é este o competente.

II - Presume-se que o Ministério Público o fez por entender que a pena concreta a aplicar não será superior a três anos de prisão.