Court holds voluntary abandonment of execution prevents criminal liability for attempted crime under Portuguese Penal Code.

The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa dismissed the prosecution's attempt to punish the defendant for an attempted crime. The court found that the defendant voluntarily abandoned the execution of the criminal act, a fact central to the defense's argument. Consequently, the court ruled that such voluntary abandonment negates the element of intent required for criminal liability, establishing non-punishability.