Constitutional Court dismisses appeal when a minor offense is granted amnesty by law.
Legislator-Zusammenfassung
KI-generiertThe Constitutional Court declared the appeal against the amnesty law inadmissible and extinguished the proceedings. The Ministry of Public Prosecution challenged the amnesty granted to a minor offense, arguing it violated constitutional principles. The court ruled that since the amnesty was enacted by a valid law, the specific criminal act was legally extinguished, leaving no ground for constitutional review.
Legislator-Regeste
KI-generiertArt. 24.º, n.º 2 da CR; Art. 26.º da CR: When a law grants amnesty for a contravention, the criminal liability is extinguished, and the appeal challenging the amnesty is inadmissible.
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Acórdão 652/94
ACÓRDÃO Nº 652/94
Processo nº 707/93
2ª Secção
Relator: Conselheiro Luís Nunes de Almeida
Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:
Nos presentes autos, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e recorrida A., por ter sido amnistiada a contravenção a que se reporta o processo, julga-se extinto o recurso.
Lisboa, 13 de Dezembro de 1994.
Luís Nunes de Almeida
Guilherme da Fonseca
José de Sousa e Brito
Bravo Serra
Messias Bento
Fernando Alves Correia
José Manuel Cardoso da costa