Questão jurídica principal
Whether the relatives of the deceased filed a valid criminal complaint for attempted simple assault
Decisão extraída
No valid complaint existed, because the letters only informed the authorities of representation in the homicide case and did not clearly and unconditionally request prosecution for the separate attempted simple assault facts.
Fundamentação extraída
A criminal complaint must expressly and unequivocally show the complainant's unconditional wish to prosecute the specific conduct. Here the writings did not mention or clearly describe the relevant attempted assault, which was factually distinct from the homicide allegations.