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Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality

Judgment No. 727/2022

Appeal allowed
Date
22 February 2022
Case
852-D/2020
Formation
Plenary
Rapporteur
Júlia de Fátima Leite Ferreira
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Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.

SummaryUnofficial

The appellant, a National Police officer convicted of intentional homicide after firing while chasing a robber, brought an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality against a judgment of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court, invoking legality, the right of defence, a fair trial and proportionality. The Court allowed the appeal for breach of the right to a fair trial and of proportionality, given the circumstances, rejected the other claims and remitted the case to the Supreme Court.

fair trialprinciple of proportionalitylegal classification of the factsright of defencehomicide

Decision

Appeal allowed

Type of proceedings

Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)

Full text

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