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9250316 AI generated

Portuguese court holds that missing service of indictment via publication cures the defect if ignored by the court.

Case Number 9250316
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto dismissed the appeal regarding irregular service of the indictment. The accused argued that the prosecution failed to notify them personally, relying instead on public notice because the accused's whereabouts were unknown. The court ruled that such omission constitutes a mere irregularity which is automatically cured if the defense fails to object within the prescribed period.

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Official

ACUSAÇÃO NOTIFICAÇÃO IRREGULARIDADE PROCESSUAL

Keywords

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public notice service unknown accused procedural irregularity cure of defect Code of Criminal Procedure notification requirement transit in judgado

Cited Legislation

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Art. 113 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Art. 119 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Art. 120 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Art. 123 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Art. 277 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Art. 283 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Art. 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 01/14/1992 [INDICACOES EVENTUAIS] O PROCESSO RECORRIDO É DA PRIMEIRA SECÇÃO. [Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00004256 [Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199206179250316 [PRIVACIDADE] 1 [PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 285/A/91 [TEXTO INTEGRAL] N [TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J BRAGA 4J [URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/FFC975DA51BF735F8025686B00663DF8?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO I - O arguido de que se desconhece o paradeiro, deve ser notificado editalmente da acusação; II - A omissão da notificação edital constitui mera irregularidade;

III - Arguida tal irregularidade, deve a mesma considerar-se sanada se a arguição foi desatendida por despacho transitado em julgado;

IV - O prazo para abertura da instrução, em tal caso, deve contar-se a partir da data da referida sanação.