Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
A convicted citizen lodged an extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality against a judgment of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court upholding his conviction, claiming innocence, contradictory witness evidence and breach of the presumption of innocence and the supremacy of the Constitution. The Court dismissed the appeal because the witness evidence had been lawfully taken, freely assessed and reasoned, and the appellant was seeking a reassessment of evidence, which lies outside the Court's jurisdiction.
Decision
Appeal dismissed
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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