Portuguese court rejects appeal when facts are limited strictly to the appealed decision text.

The Tribunal da Relação do Porto unanimously dismissed the criminal appeal, ruling that the reviewing court cannot consult external process elements beyond the appealed decision's text. The appellant argued for broader factual consideration, but the court held that Article 410(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code strictly confines the review to the written decision. Consequently, the appeal was rejected because the reviewing body was legally barred from accessing supplementary evidence or facts not explicitly contained in the original judgment.