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Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses appeal due to failure to meet eight-day filing deadline under LTC Article 75.

Case Number TC_19940135
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court of Portugal dismissed the appeal filed by the Public Prosecutor against a judicial decision. The court found that the appeal was submitted on September 15, 1993, well after the eight-day deadline established by Article 75 of the Law of the Courts. Consequently, the court ruled that the appeal could not be considered valid as the statutory time limit had already expired.

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Art. 75, n.º 1 da LTC; Art. 104.º da LTC: Appeals must be lodged within the strict statutory time limit; failure to comply results in the automatic loss of the right to appeal and the dismissal of the request.

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Constitutional Court Statute of Limitations Procedural Deadline Public Prosecutor Law of Courts Dismissal of Appeal Jurisdictional Time

Cited Legislation

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Art. 75, n.º 1 da LTC
Art. 104.º da LTC
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Acórdão 135/94

ACÓRDÃO N° 135/94

Processo n° 768/93

2ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Luís Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público, verifica-se que o despacho recorrido foi notificado ao recorrente em 22 de Junho de 1993 e o recurso só veio a ser interposto em 15 de Setembro seguinte.

Ora, nessa data já se esgotara o prazo para a interposição do recurso, que era de oito dias (artigo 75º, n° 1, da LTC).

Nestes termos, não se toma conhecimento do recurso.

Lisboa, 26 de Janeiro de 1994

Luís Nunes de Almeida

Guilherme da Fonseca

Messias Bento

José de Sousa e Brito

Bravo Serra

Fernando Alves Correia

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa