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210/87 AI generated

Constitutional court dismisses public prosecution appeal due to withdrawal of the appeal by the private party.

Case Number 210/87
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed

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The Constitutional Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Public Prosecution Service against a private party's withdrawal of the constitutional challenge. The court accepted the withdrawal as valid under Article 681 of the Civil Procedure Code, applied analogously to this context. Consequently, the constitutional review was terminated without a substantive ruling on the alleged unconstitutionality.

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Article 681 of the Civil Procedure Code; withdrawal of the constitutional appeal by the private party validly terminates the proceedings.

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constitutional appeal withdrawal of appeal Civil Procedure Code analogical application termination of proceedings public prosecution private party

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

ACÓRDÃO N.º 286/87

Processo n.º 210/87

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 recorrida A., residente na Rua …, n.º … em santa Cruz do Bispo – Matosinhos, julga-se válida, em conformidade com o disposto no artigo 681.º do Código de Processo Civil, aplicável analogicamente, a desistência do recurso constante do documento de folhas 15.

Lisboa, 10 de Julho de 1987

Martins da Fonseca

Raul Mateus

Antero Alves Monteiro Diniz

Armando Manuel Marques Guedes