Questão jurídica principal
Whether the complainant had standing to file a criminal appeal before the Federal Supreme Court
Decisão extraída
He lacked standing because he was not a victim within the meaning of the Victim Assistance Act and alleged no direct injury to his bodily, sexual, or psychological integrity.
Fundamentação extraída
Under Art. 81 LTF, a non-victim injured party has no standing in criminal matters. The appellant did not claim any direct protected injury and did not even specify the alleged offences.