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TC_19961131 AI generated

Constitutional court allows public prosecution appeal against lower court decision in criminal case.

Case Number TC_19961131
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Constitutional Court granted the public prosecution's appeal against a lower court ruling in a criminal proceeding. The Ministry of Public Prosecution challenged the decision following a prior judgment rendered by the Tribunal de Comarca de Gondomar. The court provisioned the appeal, thereby overturning the lower court's determination based on the arguments presented in the original appeal.

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Art. 220.º da CRP; Art. 52.º da CRP: The Constitutional Court may grant appeals by the public prosecution to correct errors in lower court judgments regarding constitutional rights or procedural violations.

Keywords

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Constitutional Court appeal Public prosecution rights Criminal procedure review Lower court error Provisioning of appeal
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Acórdão 1131/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 1131/96

Procº nº 712/96

2ª Secção

Rel.: Consº Luís Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos, vindos do 2º Juízo do Tribunal de Comarca de Gondomar, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público, pelas razões constantes do Acórdão nº 778/96 (publicado no Diário da República, II Série, de 17 de Agosto de 1996), decide-se conceder provimento ao recurso.

Lisboa, 6 de Novembro de 1996

Luis Nunes de Almeida

Messias Bento

Fernando Alves Correia

Guilherme da Fonseca

Bravo Serra

José de Sousa e Brito

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa