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221/87 AI generated

Constitutional court dismisses public prosecution appeal on civil procedure withdrawal under Art. 681 CPC. Public prosecution withdraws appeal; court validates withdrawal via analogy. Court upholds withdrawal under Art. 681 of Civil Procedure Code applied analogically. Withdrawal is valid; appeal dismissed. Withdrawal valid; appeal dismissed. Withdrawal valid; appeal dismissed.

Case Number 221/87
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed

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The Constitutional Court dismissed the public prosecution's appeal against a civil judgment. The public prosecution voluntarily withdrew the appeal, and the court validated this withdrawal by applying Article 681 of the Civil Procedure Code analogically. Consequently, the appeal was rejected, and the original civil judgment stood.

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Article 681 of the Civil Procedure Code; Article 681 of the Civil Procedure Code applied analogically: The Constitutional Court validates the withdrawal of a constitutional appeal by the public prosecution when it occurs in accordance with procedural rules, thereby dismissing the appeal.

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constitutional appeal withdrawal public prosecution appeal Civil Procedure Code analogical application dismissal of appeal

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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 287/87

Processo n.º 221/87

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 no Porto, à Rua …, …, julga-se válida, em conformidade com o disposto no artigo 681.º do Código de Processo Civil, aplicado analogicamente, a desistência do recurso constante do documento de folhas 17.

Lisboa, 10 de Julho de 1987

Raul Mateus

Antero Alves Monteiro Diniz

Martins da Fonseca

Armando Manuel Marques Guedes