Questão jurídica principal
Whether the principle ne bis in idem barred prosecution for traffic offences not included in the first final procedural disposition and judgment.
Decisão extraída
No. The bar applies only to a matter that was already finally and materially adjudicated; it does not prevent later prosecution of a matter that was omitted because of procedural errors and never became part of the first proceedings.
Fundamentação extraída
The court held that the final disposition fixes the subject matter of trial and thus the scope of res judicata. Since the additional traffic offences had not yet been made part of the first proceedings, a later criminal complaint could validly extend the prosecutorial subject matter. Applying ne bis in idem here would unjustifiably obstruct enforcement of the state’s criminal claim.