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Constitutional court allows public prosecution appeal regarding the constitutionality of a lower court decision.

Case Number TC_19930545
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Constitutional Court granted the public prosecution's appeal against a lower court ruling, ordering its reform. The case involved a challenge to the constitutionality of a judicial decision where the prosecution argued for the appeal's success. The court decided to uphold the appeal, thereby validating the constitutional review process initiated by the public prosecutor.

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Art. 220.º da CRP; Art. 52.º da CRP: The Constitutional Court may grant an appeal by the public prosecution to review the constitutionality of a judicial decision, ordering its reform if a constitutional violation is found.

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Constitutional Court Public Prosecution Appeal Constitutionality Review Judicial Decision Reform Constitutional Violation

Cited Legislation

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Art. 220.º da CRP
Art. 52.º da CRP
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1468/2017
Constitutional review dismissed because the challenged law was not applied as the ratio decidendi in the lower court's decision.
61/2017
Constitutional complaint dismissed because the court did not apply the challenged criminal procedure code article as the legal basis for its decision.
1090/2023
Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses admissibility due to failure to specify constitutional issue and lack of coincidence with decision's ratio decidendi.

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Acórdão 545/93

ACÓRDÃO Nº 545/93

Proc. nº 155/93

1ª Secção

Cons. Rel.: Assunção Esteves

Acordam no Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos de recurso, vindos do Tribunal da Relação do Porto, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e são recorridos A., e B., pelas razões constantes da exposição prévia do relator de fls. 63, que aqui se dão por reproduzidas para todos os efeitos legais, decide-se conceder provimento ao recurso e ordenar a reforma da decisão recorrida em conformidade com o aqui decidido sobre a questão de constitucionalidade.

Lisboa, 27 de Outubro de 1993

Maria da Assunção Esteves

Armindo Ribeiro Mendes

Alberto Tavares da Costa

Vítor Nunes de Almeida

Antero Alves Monteiro Dinis

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa