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TC_19940254 AI generated

Constitutional Court dismisses public prosecution appeal without examining merits due to procedural non-compliance.

Case Number TC_19940254
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court decided not to examine the appeal filed by the Public Prosecution Service against a first-instance judgment. The court rejected the request without analyzing the substantive arguments presented by the prosecution. Consequently, the original decision from the Moita Commercial Court remains in force.

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Art. 223.º da Constituição Portuguesa; Art. 104.º do Código de Processo Civil: The Constitutional Court may decline to examine an appeal if it is not admissible or lacks the necessary procedural prerequisites for consideration.

Keywords

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Constitutional Court procedural admissibility Public Prosecution Service non-examination of merits appeal dismissal

Cited Legislation

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Art. 223.º da Constituição Portuguesa
Art. 104.º do Código de Processo Civil
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770/93
Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses appeal due to failure to file within the eight-day statutory deadline.
35/84
Constitutional court dismisses public prosecutor's appeal due to failure to file within eight-day deadline.
393/96
Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses appeal for failing to timely raise constitutional challenge to court proceedings.
TC_19960479
Constitutional Court dismisses public prosecution appeal without examining merits due to lack of procedural standing.
TC_19940090
Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses Public Prosecutor's appeal against a lower court decision regarding a specific case.

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Acórdão 254/94

ACÓRDÃO Nº 254/94

Proc. nº 756/93

1ª Secção

Cons. Rel. Assunção Esteves

Acordam no Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos, vindos do Tribunal Judicial da Comarca da Moita, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público, pelos fundamentos constantes da exposição prévia do relator de fls. 16 e seg., que aqui se dão por integralmente reproduzidos, decide-se não tomar conhecimento do objecto do recurso.

Lisboa, 22 de Março de 1994

Maria da Assunção Esteves

Vítor Nunes de Almeida

Antero Alves Monteiro Dinis

Armindo Ribeiro Mendes

Alberto Tavares da Costa

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa