Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses Public Prosecutor's appeal as withdrawal is valid under Civil Procedure Code.
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AI generatedThe Constitutional Court dismissed the Public Prosecutor's appeal regarding the constitutionality of a civil procedure provision. The case involved a withdrawal of appeal by the defendant, which the court validated based on Article 681 of the Civil Procedure Code. The court ruled that the withdrawal was legally effective and the appeal lacked merit.
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AI generatedArticle 681 of the Civil Procedure Code; The withdrawal of an appeal is valid and the appeal is dismissed when the withdrawing party acts in good faith and the withdrawal is not contrary to public order.
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ACÓRDÃO Nº 273/87
ACÓRDÃO N.º 277/87
Processo n.º 135/87
1ª Secção
Relator: Conselheiro Martins da Fonseca
Acordam no Tribunal Constitucional:
Nestes autos de recurso de constitucionalidade em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e recorrido A., residente no lugar de Aguiar, São Cosme, Gondomar, 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. 17.
Lisboa, 10 de Julho de 1987
Martins da Fonseca
Raul Mateus
Antero Alves Monteiro Diniz
Armando Manuel Marques Guedes