Constitutional court dismisses public prosecution appeal withdrawal as valid under civil procedure law analogy.
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AI generatedThe Constitutional Court dismissed the public prosecution's appeal regarding the withdrawal of a constitutional challenge filed by a resident in Porto. The court held that the withdrawal document, found on file 16, was validly accepted under Article 681 of the Civil Procedure Code. This decision applied the article analogically to the constitutional review context, affirming the procedural validity of the withdrawal.
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AI generatedArticle 681 of the Civil Procedure Code; The withdrawal of a constitutional appeal is validly accepted when filed in accordance with procedural requirements, even when applied analogically to constitutional review proceedings.
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ACÓRDÃO Nº 273/87
ACÓRDÃO N.º 222/87
Processo n.º 170/87
1ª Secção
Relator: Conselheiro Raul Mateus
Acordam no Tribunal Constitucional:
Nestes autos de recurso de constitucionalidade em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e recorrida A., residente no Porto, na Rua …, …,.., .., julga-se válida, ao abrigo do disposto no artigo 681.º do Código de Processo Civil, analogicamente aplicável, a desistência do recurso constante do documento de folhas 16.
Lisboa, 26 de Junho de 1987
Raul Mateus
Antero Alves Monteiro Diniz
Vital Moreira
Armando Manuel Marques Guedes