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Constitutional court dismisses public prosecution appeal as the underlying criminal proceeding has already been extinguished.

Case Number TC_19940082
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court declared the appeal inadmissible and extinguished the proceedings. The Public Prosecution Service challenged a prior decision, while the respondent A. argued for the appeal's dismissal. The court ruled that since the original criminal case was already terminated, the appeal lacked a valid subject matter.

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Art. 240.º da CRP; Art. 241.º da CRP: An appeal to the Constitutional Court is inadmissible and the proceedings are extinguished if the underlying criminal proceeding has already been legally terminated.

Keywords

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constitutional appeal extinguished proceedings public prosecution admissibility requirement criminal termination

Cited Legislation

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Art. 240.º da CRP
Art. 241.º da CRP
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Acórdão 82/94

ACÓRDÃO Nº 82/94

PROCESSO Nº 18/93

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nestes autos de recurso, vindos do Tribunal da Relação do Porto, em que é recorrente o MINISTÉRIO PÚBLICO e recorrido A. pelo essencial das razões aduzidas na exposição inicial do relator, que aqui se têm por reproduzidas, decide-se julgar extinto o recurso.

Lisboa, 19 de Janeiro de 1994

Messias Bento

Fernando Alves Correia

Guilherme da Fonseca

Bravo Serra

José de Sousa e Brito

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa