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Constitutional Court grants relief to applicant A against the Public Prosecutor's Office regarding pending lower court judgments.

Case Number TC_19961257
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Constitutional Court granted the appeal filed by the applicant A against the Public Prosecutor's Office. The lower courts had issued joint judgments that were still unpublished at the time of review. The court decided to provide relief to the applicant based on the procedural posture of the pending cases.

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Art. 220.º da CR; Art. 52.º da CR: The Constitutional Court may grant relief to an applicant when the underlying lower court decisions are pending and the appeal is procedurally admissible.

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Constitutional Court Public Prosecutor pending judgments procedural appeal granting relief unpublished decisions constitutional review

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Art. 220.º da CR
Art. 52.º da CR

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Acórdão 1257/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 1257/96

Proc. nº 568/96

2ª Secção

Relator: Cons. Luís Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Neste processo vindo do Tribunal Judicial da Comarca de Paredes em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e recorrido A. pelos fundamentos dos Acórdãos nº 1139/96 e nº 1140/96 (ainda inéditos) de que se encontram juntas cópias aos autos decide-se conceder provimento ao recurso.

Lisboa 18 de Dezembro de 1996

Luís Nunes de Almeida

Messias Bento

Fernando Alves Correia

Guilherme da Fonseca

Bravo Serra

José de Sousa e Brito

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa