Questão jurídica principal
Whether proceedings may still be discontinued after evidence-taking has begun if the charge cannot be proved.
Decisão extraída
No. Once the main hearing has entered the evidentiary phase, the court must acquit the accused if conviction cannot be based on sufficient proof.
Fundamentação extraída
At that procedural stage, the law no longer allows a mere termination of the proceedings on an application for dismissal; the proper disposition is an acquittal.