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Court dismisses request for criminal instruction due to lack of standing by the accuser under Article 287 of the CPP.

Case Number 9230401
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto unanimously rejected the request for the opening of criminal instruction. The accuser or private prosecutor lacked the legal standing required to initiate proceedings under Article 287, paragraph 1, letter b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Consequently, the court ruled that the request was inadmissible because the petitioner did not meet the statutory criteria for legitimacy.

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INSTRUÇÃO CRIMINAL REQUERIMENTO LEGITIMIDADE

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criminal instruction request lack of standing legitimacy requirement Code of Criminal Procedure private prosecutor standing

Cited Legislation

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Article 287, paragraph 1, letter b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00005969

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199207159230401

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 139-A/91

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J MIRANDA DOURO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/FF7B7ACFDED111038025686B00664C33?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

O queixoso ou denunciante carece de legitimidade para requerer a abertura de instrução, nos termos do artigo 287, nº 1, alínea b), do Código de Processo Penal.