Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
The appellant lodged an extraordinary appeal against the Supreme Court Plenary judgment refusing his habeas corpus application, invoking the principles of legality, equality and the presumption of innocence and the right to a fair trial. The Court held that, as the appellant had already been tried and convicted, the merits belonged to the appeal pending before the Supreme Court, and that no fundamental right had been breached.
Decision
Appeal dismissed
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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