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TC_19960705 AI generated

Constitutional Court dismisses appeal as unnecessary, citing prior decisions on same legal issue.

Case Number TC_19960705
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court declared the appeal unnecessary and refused to examine the merits. The Ministry of Public Prosecution filed the appeal against a lower court decision, relying on prior rulings that already addressed the identical legal question. The court determined that since the same issues were previously settled by binding precedents, no further constitutional review was required.

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Art. 221.º da CRP; Art. 222.º da CRP: When a constitutional question has already been definitively resolved by prior binding decisions of the Constitutional Court, the court may declare a subsequent appeal on the same issue unnecessary without examining its merits.

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unconstitutional appeal recurso inutilidade precedent binding constitutional review procedural dismissal same legal issue constitutional court

Cited Legislation

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Art. 221.º da CRP
Art. 222.º da CRP

Cited Case Law

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Acórdão n.º 587/95
Acórdão n.º 134/96
Acórdão n.º 135/96
Acórdão n.º 153/96
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421/95
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Constitutional Court dismisses public prosecution appeal without examining merits due to lack of procedural standing.
14/88
Constitutional Court dismisses appeal as time-barred and inadmissible due to improper notification date.
35/84
Constitutional court dismisses public prosecutor's appeal due to failure to file within eight-day deadline.
TC_19980447
Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses claim that civil procedure article violated due to lack of application in prior judgments.

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Acórdão 705/96

Proc. nº 424/95 ACÓRDÃO N º 705/96

1ª Secção

Cons. Rel.: Assunção Esteves

Acordam no Tribunal Constitucional:

Neste processo, vindo do Tribunal Judicial da Comarca do Seixal e sendo recorrente o Ministério Público, decide-se, por inutilidade, conforme os fundamentos dos acórdãos nºs. 587/95, 134/96, 135/96 e 153/96 [inéditos, juntando-se cópia do primeiro], não tomar conhecimento do recurso.

Lisboa, 22 de Maio de 1996

Ass) Maria da Assunção Esteves

Vítor Nunes de Almeida

Alberto Tavares da Costa

Antero Alves Monteiro Dinis

Maria Fernanda Palma

Armindo Ribeiro Mendes

Luis Nunes de Almeida