Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
The operative part of this judgment is handwritten in the official PDF (page 12). The Portuguese page shows an unofficial transcription.
The appellant, sentenced to two years' imprisonment for passive corruption, lodged an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality against the judgment of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court upholding his conviction, invoking the adversarial principle, the presumption of innocence and the right to a fair trial. The Court found no breach of constitutional principles, rights or guarantees, since the appellant had been able to conduct his defence and the Supreme Court had given reasons in line with the subject matter of the appeal.
Decision
Appeal dismissed
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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