Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses public prosecution appeal after minor offense was pardoned by lower court.
Portogallo (PT)
Sintesi Legislator
Generato dall'IAThe Constitutional Court declared the public prosecution's appeal inadmissible because the underlying criminal offense had already been pardoned by a lower court. The Ministry of Public Prosecution challenged the pardon, arguing it violated legal principles, while the defendants A. and B. sought to maintain their exemption from punishment. The court ruled that since the pardon was legally effective, the prosecution's attempt to revive the case lacked legal basis.
Regesto Legislator
Generato dall'IAArticles 243 and 244 of the Constitution; where a lower court has granted a pardon for a specific transgression, any subsequent appeal by the public prosecution to reinstate the case is inadmissible.
Parole chiave
Generato dall'IADisposizioni normative citate
Generato dall'IATesto completo
Acórdão 544/94
ACÓRDÃO Nº 544/94
Proc. nº 597/93
2ª Secção
Rel: Consº Sousa e Brito
Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:
No presente processo, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e recorridos A. e B., por ter sido amnistiada a transgressão a que se reportam os autos, por decisão do Tribunal de Pequena Instância Criminal de Lisboa, decide-se julgar extinto o recurso.
Lisboa,19 de Outubro de 1994
José de Sousa e Brito
Fernando Alves Correia
Guilherme da Fonseca
Messias Bento
Luís Nunes de Almeida