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105/87 AI generated

Constitutional court dismisses public prosecution appeal withdrawal as valid under civil procedure code analogy.

Case Number 105/87
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed

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The Constitutional Court declared the withdrawal of the public prosecution appeal inadmissible and invalid. The Ministry of Public Prosecution sought to withdraw its appeal, but the court found no legal basis for such withdrawal under the applicable civil procedure rules. Consequently, the court upheld the original appeal's validity and rejected the withdrawal request.

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Article 681 of the Civil Procedure Code; The withdrawal of a public prosecution appeal is not permitted by analogy to civil procedure rules and is therefore invalid.

Keywords

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public prosecution appeal withdrawal of appeal constitutional admissibility civil procedure analogy Ministry of Public Prosecution

Cited Legislation

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Article 681 of the Civil Procedure Code
artigo 681º do Código de Processo Civil
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ACÓRDÃO Nº 273/87

ACÓRDÃO N.º 197/87

Processo n.º 105/87

1ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Raul Mateus

Acordam no Tribunal Constitucional:

Nestes autos de recurso de constitucionalidade em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e recorrido A., residente na Rua …, …, Vila Nova de Gaia, julga-se válida, ao abrigo do disposto no artigo 681º do Código de Processo Civil, analogicamente aplicável, a desistência do recurso constante do documento de folhas 14.

Lisboa, 5 de Junho de 1987

Raul Mateus

Antero Alves Monteiro Diniz

Martins da Fonseca

Vital Moreira

Armando Manuel Marques Guedes