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Vaasan HO 30.10.1973 AI generated

Prosecutor disqualified by conflict of interest; case remitted to lower court for retrial.

Case Number Vaasan HO 30.10.1973
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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Legislator summary

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The prosecutor, who previously acted as the victim's lawyer in the first instance, was disqualified from prosecuting due to a conflict of interest. Consequently, the case was remitted to the district court for a new trial. The court ruled that the prosecutor could not continue the prosecution given their prior representation of the victim.

Legislator headnote

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Lainvoimainen syyttäjän esteellisyys: Kun syyttäjää on jo toiminut asianomistajan asiamiehenä, hän on esteellinen syyttämään; juttu palautetaan alioikeuteen.

Keywords

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prosecutor disqualification conflict of interest victim's lawyer case remitted trial retrial legal ethics procedural fairness

Cited Legislation

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Laki syyttäjän esteellisyydestä
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appeal_1974_vaasa__49
Prosecutor disqualified for lack of impartiality when acting as private plaintiff's lawyer in traffic case.
kko-precedent_1998_161
Supreme Court allows damages claim after retrial when prior judgment did not address compensation rights.
kko-precedent_2001_65
Supreme Court dismisses defense lawyers' costs claim against private plaintiffs who continued prosecution after prosecutor withdrew charges.
appeal_1981_eastern-finland__1805
Court of Appeal dismissed prosecutor's request to consolidate multiple convictions into a single crime.
kko-precedent_2001_54
Supreme Court dismisses civil claim for mental distress caused by prosecutor's delay in filing charges.

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Syyttäjä oli pahoinpitelyä koskevan jutun ensimmäisessä käsittelyssä toiminut asianomistaja A:n asiamiehenä ja vaatinut syytetty B:n velvoittamista suorittamaan A:lle vahingonkorvauksia.

Kun B jutun jatkokäsittelyssä oli vaatinut A:n tuomitsemista rangaistukseen vastoin parempaa tietoa tehdystä väärästä ilmiannosta, syyttäjä oli tullut esteelliseksi toimimaan jutussa syyttäjänä. Juttu palautettiin alioikeuteen.

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