Conditional release despite unfavorable prognosis

ATA/151/1998Tribunal de Justiça / Câmara Administrativa17 de mar. de 1998Granted

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Resumo Omnilex

The court held that conditional release may be ordered even if no favorable prognosis can be made for the detainee’s conduct after release, where definitive release is imminent in any event and conditional release permits a long-term supervision measure that yields a better overall prognosis than outright refusal.

Sumário Omnilex

Art. 38 para. 1 CP; conditional release and prognosis: although release generally presupposes a favorable prognosis, conditional release may still be granted where definitive release is imminent and the measure can be coupled with long-term patronage/supervision that better safeguards public interests than denial of release. The decisive point is the comparative prognostic assessment; if the supervisory arrangement attached to conditional release provides a more favorable outlook than continued detention until inevitable release, refusal is not warranted.

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Descripteurs

LIBERATION CONDITIONNELLE; POUVOIR D'APPRECIATION; CONDI

Normes

CP.38 ch.1

Résumé

Même s'il n'est pas possible de faire un pronostic favorable sur l'attitude du détenu après sa libération, il convient d'accorder la mesure de libération conditionnelle (la liberté définitive étant acquise de toute manière à brève échéance) dès lors que cela permet par la même occasion de prononcer une mesure de patronage de longue durée, qui donne un pronostic plus favorable que le refus de libération conditionnelle. Même s'il est impossible de faire un pronostic favorable sur l'attitude de l'intéressé une fois libéré, il convient d'accorder sa libération conditionnelle, dès lors que sa liberté définitive est acquise quoi qu'il en soit à brève échéance et qu'une décision de libération conditionnelle peut être assortie d'une mesure de patronage de longue durée.

Palavras-chave

conditional releaseprognosissupervisionpatronagedetentionparole

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Questão jurídica principal

Whether conditional release must be granted under Art. 38(1) CP despite an unfavorable prognosis for the detainee after release.

Decisão extraída

Conditional release should be granted when final release is imminent in any event and the conditional release can be paired with a long-term supervisory measure that offers a more favorable prognosis than refusing release.

Fundamentação extraída

Even without a favorable prognosis on post-release conduct, refusal is not justified if the person will in any case regain liberty shortly and conditional release allows an accompanying long-term patronage/supervision measure with a better preventive effect.

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