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Court dismisses appeal stating criminal contumacy declaration does not suspend proceedings as it was not in force at the time.

Case Number 0040628
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto dismissed the appeal regarding a criminal procedure objection. The court held that a declaration of contumacy cannot suspend proceedings because the relevant legal institute only emerged with the 1987 Criminal Procedure Code. Consequently, the court ruled that the declaration had no suspensive effect in this case.

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PRESCRIÇÃO DO PROCEDIMENTO CRIMINAL CONTUMÁCIA DECLARAÇÃO EFEITOS

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criminal contumacy declaration suspension of proceedings Criminal Procedure Code 1987 Criminal Code 1982 procedural prescription

Cited Legislation

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CP82 Art. 120
CPP87 Art. 336
CPP87 Art. 337
CP95 Art. 120(1)(c)
CP95 Art. 121(1)(c)

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 02/24/2000

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00029333

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP200009270040628

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 128/91-2S

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 3 J CR VIANA CASTELO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/A9D81C3FDCCFD09180256997002DC097?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

A declaração de contumácia proferida no domínio de aplicação do Código Penal de 1982 não é causa de suspensão ou de interrupção do procedimento criminal, já que, além do mais, tal instituto só surgiu, no nosso direito, com o Código de Processo Penal de 1987, e apenas passou a ser previsto, com aqueles efeitos, com a revisão do Código Penal operada pelo Decreto-Lei n.48/95, de 15 de Março.