Oliveira v. Banco Pan — STJ dismisses consigned-loan fraud appeal for improper factual review
Case Maria Boemia da Cruz Oliveira v. Banco Pan S.A. Court Superior Tribunal de Justiça, Fourth Panel (Quarta Turma) (Brazil) […]
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HC 1084873 — STJ dismisses drug-trafficking habeas corpus appeal as procedurally deficient
Case Agravo Regimental em Habeas Corpus n. 1084873 — Paulo Ricardo Barbosa da Silva Court Superior Tribunal de Justiça, Sixth
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Martimiano (HC 1082001) — STJ upholds acquittal where sole evidence was a recanted co-defendant statement, absent victim identification, and hearsay police testimony
Case Habeas Corpus 1082001 — Ministério Público do Estado de Minas Gerais v. Luan da Silva Martimiano Court Superior Tribunal
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HC 1078967 — STJ rejects habeas corpus used as substitute for criminal review after final conviction
Case Agravo Regimental no Habeas Corpus n. 1078967 Court Superior Tribunal de Justiça, Sixth Panel (Sexta Turma) (Brazil) Date Decided
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Guapo v. Brazil (HC 1076595) — STJ denies habeas corpus challenge to semi-open prison regime after conviction became final
Case HC 1076595 — Ewerton Luiz Guapo v. State (Agravo Regimental em Habeas Corpus) Court Superior Tribunal de Justiça, Fifth
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HC 1076263 — STJ denies habeas corpus, upholds preventive detention of attempted murder suspect who could not be located for service of process
Case Habeas Corpus n. 1076263 — Gilson Vinicius Nunes da Silva Court Superior Tribunal de Justiça, Sixth Panel (Sexta Turma)
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Santana v. State (HC 1086382) — STJ denies habeas corpus bid to overturn aggravated robbery conviction
Case Habeas Corpus 1086382 — Davi Frazao Almeida Santana Court Superior Tribunal de Justiça, Sixth Panel (Sexta Turma) (Brazil) Date
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Magalhães v. Brazil (RHC 235468) — STJ dismisses repeated habeas corpus bid, upholds preventive detention for drug trafficking
Case Agravo Regimental em Recurso Ordinário em Habeas Corpus n. 235.468 — Jessyca da Silva Pereira Magalhães Court Superior Tribunal
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Cleiton Izac de Jesus (HC 1084680) — STJ unanimously denies interlocutory appeal, upholding drug-trafficking conviction and sentence
Case Agravo Regimental em Habeas Corpus n. 1084680 — Cleiton Izac de Jesus Court Superior Tribunal de Justiça, Sixth Panel
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Santos — STJ upholds preventive detention for drug trafficking and receiving stolen motorcycle
Case Agravo Regimental em Habeas Corpus n. 1.082.932 — Gustavo de Oliveira Santos Court Superior Tribunal de Justiça, Fifth Panel
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Evangelista v. STJ (HC 1082705) — Superior Tribunal de Justiça dismisses habeas corpus for failure to exhaust lower-court remedies before appealing to STJ
Case Agravo Regimental em Habeas Corpus n. 1082705 — Lincon Ribeiro Evangelista v. Superior Tribunal de Justiça Court Superior Tribunal
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Nascimento v. Brazil (HC 1078665) — STJ denies habeas corpus challenge to drug-trafficking conviction based on 2 grams of crack
Case Habeas Corpus 1078665 — Pedro Guilherme Nascimento Court Superior Tribunal de Justiça, Fifth Panel (Quinta Turma) (Brazil) Date Decided
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Lucas Fragozo dos Santos v. Brazil (STJ HC 1078948) — Court denies habeas corpus challenge to warrantless home entry, finding prior police surveillance supplied the required justification
Case Agravo Regimental em Habeas Corpus n. 1078948 — Lucas Fragozo dos Santos Court Superior Tribunal de Justiça, Sixth Panel
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HC 1069611 — STJ dismisses pre-trial challenge as moot after jury conviction
Case Flavio Augusto de Souza and Breno de Almeida Figueiredo v. Federal Public Ministry — HC 1069611 (Agravo Regimental) Court
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HC 1066953 — STJ dismisses habeas corpus challenge to theft conviction, rejecting insignificance principle where stolen goods exceeded 10% of minimum wage and defendant showed criminal recidivism
Case Agravo Regimental em Habeas Corpus n. 1.066.953 Court Superior Tribunal de Justiça, Sexta Turma (Brazil) Date Decided June 10,