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Constitutional Court dismisses appeal as criminal proceedings extinguished by death of defendant.

Case Number 55/87
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court declared the appeal inadmissible because the underlying criminal proceedings had been extinguished due to the death of the defendant. The lower court had already ruled that the procedure and fines were void following the defendant's death, a fact confirmed by a death certificate. Consequently, the Court found no need to examine the constitutional complaint as the subject matter no longer existed.

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Art. 24.º n.º 2 da CRP; Art. 24.º n.º 3 da CRP: A constitutional appeal is inadmissible when the underlying proceedings are extinguished by the death of the party, rendering the subject matter of the review non-existent.

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constitutional appeal extinction of proceedings death of defendant inadmissible appeal procedural extinction

Cited Legislation

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Art. 24.º n.º 2 da CRP
Art. 24.º n.º 3 da CRP
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26302/02.3TVLSB.L1-A.S1
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ACÓRDÃO N

ACÓRDÃO N.º 29/88

Processo n.º 55/87

2ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Mário Afonso

Acordam no Tribunal Constitucional:

1. Por despacho de fls. 58 v.º, transitado em julgado, o Mm.º Juiz a quo julgou extinto o procedimento pelas contra-ordenações bem como as coimas aplicadas ao ora recorrido A., em virtude de haver falecido (certidão de fls. 56).

2. – Assim, julgamos extinto o presente recurso interposto pelo Ministério Público.

Lisboa, 26 de Janeiro de 1988.

Mário Afonso

Messias Bento

Mário de Brito

Luís Nunes de Almeida

José Magalhães Godinho

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa

Armando Manuel Marques Guedes