What is a revisão criminal?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. An action to review a final conviction on legal grounds such as new evidence
- Step 1: Article 621 of the Criminal Procedure Code lists the grounds, such as a sentence contrary to the text of the law or new evidence of innocence.
Answer
An action to review a final conviction on legal grounds such as new evidence.
Why not the others: It is only for final convictions and is not an ordinary appeal.
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