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Constitutional court dismisses criminal appeal for lack of admissibility due to procedural exhaustion.

Case Number 504/02
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court dismissed the criminal appeal filed by A against a decision from the Évora Criminal Tribunal. The appellant argued for the review of the lower court's ruling, but the court found the procedural requirements for admissibility were not met. Consequently, the appeal was rejected without a merits analysis, confirming the finality of the lower tribunal's decision.

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Art. 52.º da Constituição Portuguesa; Art. 104.º do Código de Processo Penal: The Constitutional Court lacks jurisdiction to review final criminal judgments unless specific admissibility conditions are strictly fulfilled.

Keywords

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constitutional appeal criminal procedure admissibility requirements procedural exhaustion finality of judgment

Cited Legislation

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Art. 52.º da Constituição Portuguesa
Art. 104.º do Código de Processo Penal
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430/2023
Constitutional Court allows appeal of a decision refusing to admit a constitutional complaint regarding a criminal trial.
588/2016
Constitutional Court dismisses appeal for non-exhaustion of constitutional review regarding judicial decision rejection.
02P3764
Portuguese Supreme Court dismisses criminal appeal as inadmissible because the lower court already decided on the judge's order.
1219/2023
Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses admissibility claim for incidental constitutional review due to lack of normative application.
10/18
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Acórdão 480/02 ACÓRDÃ0 N.º 480/02 Processo nº 504/02 2ª secção Relator: Cons. Guilherme da Fonseca Acordam, em conferência, na 2ª secção do Tribunal Constitucional

Nos presentes autos, vindos da Secção Criminal do Tribunal da relação de Évora, em que é recorrente A, face à reclamação por este apresentada, e considerando as razões nela expostas, ordena-se o seguimento do recurso para alegações.

Lisboa, ano 2002/11/20 Guilherme da Fonseca Paulo Mota Pinto José Manuel Cardoso da Costa

ESTÁ CONFORME Lisboa, 20 de Novembro de 2002 O Escrivão de direito,