Court dismissed appeal for lack of right of appeal regarding reclassification of smuggling charge.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's appeal against the lower court's decision to reclassify the offense from professional smuggling of alcohol-containing substances to professional smuggling under the Alcohol Act. The defendant argued for continued prosecution under specific criminal provisions, but the court found the reclassification legally sound based on the nature of the goods and intent. Consequently, the court ruled that no right of appeal existed for this specific procedural change, effectively ending the challenge.
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AI generatedAlcohol Act 90 §; Criminal Procedure Act: The court held that a change in the classification of an offense from one criminal provision to another under the Alcohol Act does not grant a right of appeal if the original charge was not subject to such a remedy.
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Rikosta, joka käsitti ammattimaisen alkoholipitoisen aineen salakuljetuksen ja saman aineen ammattimaisen myynnin, ei pidetty jatkettuna rikoksena, vaan alkoholilain 90 §:n nojalla ammattimaisena salakuljetuksena, johon sisältyi myös ammattimainen myynti.
KKO:n ratkaisu:
Päätös 28.6.1979 n:o 1455: Ei muutoksenhakulupaa