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Special mitigation for juvenile offenders requires social reintegration benefits, not just age, and suspended sentences need a favorable prognosis.

Case Number 0093639
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa rejected the appeal against a special mitigation and suspended sentence for a 16-year-old offender. The court held that age alone is insufficient for special mitigation, which demands a concrete advantage for social reintegration, and that a suspended sentence requires a favorable prognosis regarding the purposes of punishment. Consequently, the lower court's decision was upheld because the applicant failed to prove these statutory prerequisites were met.

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JOVEM DELINQUENTE ATENUAÇÃO ESPECIAL DA PENA PENA SUSPENSA REQUISITOS

Keywords

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special mitigation juvenile social reintegration benefit suspended sentence prognosis juvenile delinquency law penal execution suspension

Cited Legislation

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DL 401/82 de 1982, Art. 4
CP 98, Art. 40
CP 98, Art. 50, n.º 1
CPP 98, Art. 419, n.º 4
CPP 98, Art. 420, n.º 1, 4
CPP 98, Art. 513
CPP 98, Art. 514

Cited Case Law

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AC STJ de 1999/06/14
AC STJ de 1995/05/11

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRL00047611

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RL200301160093639

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrl.nsf/33182fc732316039802565fa00497eec/FDBB95588F04CB4D80256CFD00418178?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A atenuação especial da pena de jovem delinquente não se basta com a idade (no caso: 16 anos), sendo necessário que haja vantagem para a sua reinserção social.

II - É necessário, para a suspensão da execução da pena, que se verifique prognose favorável para as finalidades da punição em consequência da pena suspensa.