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Constitutional Court dismisses appeal as inadmissible due to supervening inutility from expanded arrest order.

Case Number 639/18
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Inadmissible
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The Constitutional Court declared the appeal inadmissible due to supervening inutility arising from a new expanded arrest order. The applicant sought review of a prior decision, but the opposing party contended that the expanded detention rendered the original legal question moot. The court ruled that the procedural outcome was invalid because the underlying dispute no longer existed in its original form.

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Art. 27.º n.º 1 da CRP; Art. 27.º n.º 2 da CRP: An appeal is inadmissible if supervening inutility arises from a subsequent judicial act rendering the original request moot.

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supervening inutility expanded arrest order inadmissible appeal mootness doctrine procedural inutility

Cited Legislation

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Art. 27.º n.º 1 da CRP
Art. 27.º n.º 2 da CRP
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ACÓRDÃO N.º 309/2020

Processo n.º 639/18

2.ª Secção

Relatora: Conselheira Mariana Canotilho

Acordam na 2.ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Notifique o recorrente para se pronunciar, querendo, no prazo de 10 dias, sobre a possibilidade de não conhecimento do recurso, por inutilidade superveniente, em virtude da determinação de arresto ampliado.

Lisboa, 25 de junho de 2020 - Mariana Canotilho – Pedro Machete – Fernando Vaz Ventura – Manuel da Costa Andrade