Abstract:This paper presents a study on serendipity or chance encounter in criminal proceedings. Initially, through a bibliographic analysis of the topic, it appears that the better part of legal doctrine believes that proof of a crime related to the main crime being investigated must be admitted. Then, the current jurisprudence of the STF and STJ is analyzed, which dismisses imprisonment as punishment for fortuitous crime and advocate the broad admission of evidence, even if there is no such connection. Subsequently, … Show more
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