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Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses unconstitutionality appeal due to subsequent amnesties extinguishing the criminal proceedings.

Case Number TC_19940669
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court declared the unconstitutionality appeal inadmissible because the underlying criminal proceedings were extinguished by amnesties. The appellant challenged the constitutionality of specific laws, but the Ministry of Public Prosecution argued the case was moot. The court ruled that since the criminal process was terminated by amnesties, the constitutional review became useless and was therefore dismissed.

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Art. 27.º, n.º 2 da Lei Orgânica do Tribunal Constitucional; Art. 1º, al. g) e 2º da Lei nº 15/94: When criminal proceedings are extinguished by amnesties, a subsequent unconstitutionality appeal is declared inadmissible due to supervening unutility.

Keywords

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unconstitutionality appeal amnesty law procedural extinction supervening unutility Portuguese Constitutional Court mootness doctrine criminal proceedings

Cited Legislation

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Art. 27.º, n.º 2 da Lei Orgânica do Tribunal Constitucional
Art. 1º, al. g) e 2º da Lei nº 15/94, de 11 de Maio
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TC_19950005
Constitutional challenge dismissed due to prior amnesty making the constitutional question moot.
59/86
Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses unconstitutionality claim due to subsequent amnestia extinguishing criminal proceedings.
TC_19950168
Constitutional appeal dismissed because criminal procedure extinguished by amnesty, making constitutional review moot.
TC_19940668
Constitutional challenge dismissed due to prior criminal procedure extinction by amnesty making the review superfluous.
286/91
Constitutional Court dismisses appeal as criminal procedure extinguished by amnesty, rendering the appeal useless.

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Acórdão 669/94

ACÓRDÃO Nº 669/94

Procº. nº. 776/93

2ª Secção

Rel. Cons.: Sousa e Brito

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional

Nos presentes autos, vindos do Tribunal Judicial de Vila Nova de Famalicão, em que figuram como recorrente A. e como recorrido o Ministério Público, tendo em conta o despacho do Mmº Juiz de 17 de Outubro de 1994, que julgou extinto por amnistia o procedimento criminal respectivo, ao abrigo dos artigos 1º. al. g) e 2º, da Lei nº. 15/94, de 11 de Maio, decide-se julgar extinto o recurso de consti­tucionalidade, por inutilidade superveniente.

Lisboa, 14 de Dezembro de 1994

José de Sousa e Brito

Bravo Serra

Fernando Alves Correia

Messias Bento

Guilherme da Fonseca

Luís Nunes de Almeida