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Constitutional court dismisses appeal against conviction extinguished by amnesty under Article 20 of the Constitution.

Case Number TC_19950044
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court declared the appeal inadmissible and extinguished the proceedings against the appellant. The appellant had been convicted in a lower court, but the conviction was subsequently extinguished by amnesty. The court ruled that the amnesty law applied to the specific criminal offense, thereby removing the legal basis for the conviction and the subsequent appeal.

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Art. 20.º da CRP; Art. 52.º da CRP: When a conviction is extinguished by amnesty, the constitutional appeal is inadmissible as the underlying criminal liability no longer exists.

Keywords

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amnesty law application conviction extinguishment constitutional appeal admissibility procedural extinction criminal liability removal

Cited Legislation

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Art. 20.º da CRP
Art. 52.º da CRP
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01822/21.4BEPRT
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904/16.9BEALM
Court declares disciplinary offense amnesty-able under new law, extinguishing appeal due to lack of legal object.
40/95
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1598/18.2BELSB
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Acórdão 44/95

ACÓRDÃO Nº 44/95

Procº nº 186/93

2ª Secção

Rel.: Consº Luís Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e recorrido A., por ter sido julgado extinto, por amnistia, no tribunal a quo, o procedimento contravencional contra o recorrido, julga-se extinto o recurso.

Lisboa, 1 de Fevereiro de 1995

Luís Nunes de Almeida

Messias Bento

Bravo Serra

Fernando Alves Correia

José de Sousa e Brito

Guilherme da Fonseca

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa