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Constitutional Court dismisses Public Prosecutor's appeal without examining merits due to procedural inadmissibility.

Case Number 763/93
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court decided not to examine the merits of the Public Prosecutor's appeal against a judicial decision. The relator argued that the appeal lacked proper foundation under the relevant constitutional law provisions. Consequently, the court formally rejected the request without addressing the substantive legal arguments presented by the parties.

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Art. 78-A, nº 1 da Lei do Tribunal Constitucional; The Constitutional Court may decline to examine an appeal when the relator determines the request lacks merit or proper foundation, resulting in the dismissal of the procedural request without substantive review.

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Constitutional Court Procedural Inadmissibility Public Prosecutor Appeal Relator's Discretion Non-Examination of Merits

Cited Legislation

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Art. 78-A, nº 1 da Lei do Tribunal Constitucional
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Acórdão 145/94

ACÓRDÃO N° 145/94

Processo nº 763/93

1ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Ribeiro Mendes

Acordam na lª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional

No presente recurso, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público, pelas razões constantes da Exposição do relator elaborada nos termos do art. 78º-A, nº 1, da Lei do Tribunal Constitucional - razões que mereceram expressa concordância da entidade recorrente - decide o Tribunal Constitucional não tomar conhecimento do objecto do recurso.

Lisboa, 26 de Janeiro de 1994

Armindo Ribeiro Mendes

António Vitorino

Antero Alves Monteiro Diniz

Maria Assunção Esteves

Vítor Nunes de Almeida

Alberto Tavares da costa

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa