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 a Supreme Court judgment upholding his conviction, alleging irregular notice of the refusal of the pre-trial investigation, lack of evidence and breach of the presumption of innocence. The Court held that the Supreme Court may confirm, amend or reclassify the decision under appeal without breaching the Constitution, and did not uphold the breaches alleged.
Decision
Appeal dismissed
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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