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AUTO 430/1988 ECLI:ES:TC:1988:430A AI generated

Constitutional Court dismisses appeal regarding right to be informed of charges and presumption of innocence.

Case Number AUTO 430/1988
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Spain (ES)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible

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The Constitutional Court declared inadmissible the appeal filed by Carmen Fernández Vidarte against a criminal conviction for serious injuries. The applicant argued that her rights under Article 24.2 of the Constitution were violated regarding the right to be informed of charges and the presumption of innocence. The court rejected these claims, finding no violation of the right to be informed and ruling that the causal link for the presumption of innocence was insufficiently established.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 24.2 C.E.; Art. 24.3 C.E.: The right to be informed of charges is not violated if the accused understands the essential elements of the accusation, and the presumption of innocence requires a direct causal link between the facts and the legal characterization.

Keywords

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right to be informed presumption of innocence causal link requirement criminal procedure rights constitutional appeal inadmissibility

Cited Legislation

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Art. 24.2 C.E.
consagrado en el art. 24.2 C.E. Solicita la suspensión de la ejecución de la Sentencia impugnada.
Art. 24.3 C.E.
consagrado en el art. 24.2 C.E.

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Identificación

Órgano

Sección Segunda

Magistrados

Don Francisco Rubio Llorente, don Antonio Truyol Serra y don Miguel Rodríguez-Piñero y Bravo-Ferrer.

Número y fecha BOE

Tipo y número de registro

Recurso de amparo 1488-1987

Fecha de resolución

18/04/1988

Síntesis y resumen

Síntesis Descriptiva

Acordando la inadmisión a trámite del recurso de amparo 1.488/1987

Resumen

Inadmisión. Derecho a ser informado de la acusación: no violado. Derecho a la presunción de inocencia: inferencia causal. Contenido constitucional de la demanda: carencia.

Doña Carmen Fernández Vidarte interpone recurso de amparo contra Sentencia del Juzgado de Instrucción núm. 18 de Madrid, que en apelación revoca la del Juzgado de Distrito núm. 21 y condena por falta de lesiones graves. Invoca la vulneración del derecho

consagrado en el art. 24.2 C.E. Solicita la suspensión de la ejecución de la Sentencia impugnada.

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[PDF] https://hj.tribunalconstitucional.es/HJ/PDF/1988/1988_00430-1987_01488.pdf