Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
A citizen sentenced at first instance to 22 years' imprisonment lodged an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality against the decision of the President of the Lubango Court of Appeal refusing his habeas corpus application, alleging that the 20-month maximum pre-trial detention period had been exceeded. Although it acknowledged that the limit had been passed, the Court declared the proceedings closed as devoid of purpose, because the Supreme Court had meanwhile upheld the conviction.
Decision
Proceedings closed as devoid of purpose
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (habeas corpus) (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade (Habeas Corpus))
Full text
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