Constitutional court dismisses public prosecution appeal withdrawal as valid under civil procedure code analogy.
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AI generatedThe Constitutional Court dismissed the public prosecution's appeal regarding the withdrawal of a constitutional challenge. The Ministry of Public Prosecution sought to overturn a decision where the plaintiff withdrew their appeal, arguing the withdrawal was invalid. The court ruled that the withdrawal was valid by analogy to Article 681 of the Civil Procedure Code, thereby upholding the plaintiff's right to withdraw.
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AI generatedArt. 681.º do Código de Processo Civil; The withdrawal of a constitutional appeal is valid when applied analogously to the provisions of the Civil Procedure Code, ensuring the principle of procedural autonomy.
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ACÓRDÃO Nº 273/87
ACÓRDÃO N.º 221/87
Processo n.º 162/87
1ª Secção
Relator: Conselheiro Monteiro Diniz
Acordam no Tribunal Constitucional:
Nos presentes autos de recurso de constitucionalidade em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e recorrido A., residente na Rua …, n.º .., …, Porto, julga-se válida, em conformidade com o disposto no artigo 681.º do Código de Processo Civil, analogicamente aplicável, a desistência do recurso constante do documento de fls. 19.
Lisboa, 26 de Junho de 1987
Antero Alves Monteiro Diniz
Vital Moreira
Raul Mateus
Armando Manuel Marques Guedes