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Constitutional court dismisses appeal as criminal procedure extinguished by amnesties for the accused.

Case Number 254/94
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court declared the appeal inadmissible because the underlying criminal proceedings had already been extinguished by a final judgment. The Ministry of Public Prosecution challenged the amnestied status of the accused, M..., arguing it required constitutional review. The court ruled that since the criminal process was legally terminated due to amnesties, any subsequent constitutional appeal was rendered useless and therefore dismissed.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 52.º da CRP; Art. 53.º da CRP: When criminal proceedings are extinguished by amnesties, any subsequent constitutional appeal regarding the same matter is inadmissible due to supervening uselessness.

Keywords

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constitutional appeal amnesty law procedural extinction supervening uselessness criminal process inadmissible appeal final judgment

Cited Legislation

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Art. 52.º da CRP
Art. 53.º da CRP
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9734/2003-9
Civil appeal delayed until final decision because criminal amnesty does not make the appeal absolutely useless.
40/95
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460/06.6GFVNG.P1
Portuguese court dismisses MP appeal on suspended sentence extinction, upholding final judgment despite new crimes.
TC_19950274
Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses unconstitutionality claim due to subsequent amnesties of the alleged offense.
286/91
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Acórdão 105/95

ACÓRDÃO Nº 105/95

Processo nº 254/94

2ª secção

Relator: Cons. Messias Bento

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nestes autos, em que é recorrente o MINISTÉRIO PÚBLICO e recorrida M..., tendo sido julgado extinto o procedimento criminal, por decisão transitada em julgado, em virtude de ter sido amnistiado o crime de que a arguida estava acusada, decide-se julgar extinto o recurso, por inutilidade superveniente.

Lisboa, 22 de Fevereiro de 1995

Ass) Messias Bento

Guilherme da Fonseca

Bravo Serra

Luis Nunes de Almeida