Portuguese court halves appeal deadline for urgent press crime cases under specific procedural rules.

The Tribunal da Relação do Porto dismissed the appeal due to the expiration of the reduced appeal period applicable to urgent press crime cases. The defendant argued for the standard appeal timeline, while the prosecution contended that the specific nature of the offense mandated a shortened deadline. The court ruled that because press crimes are inherently urgent, the normal appeal period is legally reduced by half, rendering the late submission inadmissible.