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Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses public prosecution appeal after minor offense was pardoned by lower court.

Case Number TC_19940544
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court declared the public prosecution's appeal inadmissible because the underlying criminal offense had already been pardoned by a lower court. The Ministry of Public Prosecution challenged the pardon, arguing it violated legal principles, while the defendants A. and B. sought to maintain their exemption from punishment. The court ruled that since the pardon was legally effective, the prosecution's attempt to revive the case lacked legal basis.

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Articles 243 and 244 of the Constitution; where a lower court has granted a pardon for a specific transgression, any subsequent appeal by the public prosecution to reinstate the case is inadmissible.

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constitutional pardon public prosecution appeal criminal exemption lower court decision inadmissible appeal

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Articles 243 and 244 of the Constitution

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Acórdão 544/94

ACÓRDÃO Nº 544/94

Proc. nº 597/93

2ª Secção

Rel: Consº Sousa e Brito

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

No presente processo, em que é recorrente o Ministé­rio Público e recorridos A. e B., por ter sido amnistiada a transgressão a que se re­portam os autos, por decisão do Tribunal de Pequena Instância Criminal de Lisboa, decide-se julgar extinto o recurso.

Lisboa,19 de Outubro de 1994

José de Sousa e Brito

Fernando Alves Correia

Guilherme da Fonseca

Messias Bento

Luís Nunes de Almeida