Kouvolan HO 21.03.1979 PÄ-28/78
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State-funded legal aid does not cover witness fees for a defendant under the relevant statute.
Finland (FI)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the applicant's request for state funding to cover the witness fee. The applicant argued that the defendant's witness fee should be borne by the state due to granted legal aid, while the opposing party contended that the specific provision excludes such costs. The court ruled that the statutory provision explicitly limits state funding to exclude this particular witness fee.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedAVL 10 § 2 mom; State-funded legal aid does not cover witness fees for a defendant as explicitly excluded by the relevant statutory provision.
Keywords
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legal aid funding
witness fee exclusion
state budget liability
defendant costs
statutory limitation
court of appeal
procedural costs
Cited Legislation
AI generatedAVL 10 § 2 mom
AVL 10 § 2 mom:n nojalla vastaajalle määrätyn uskotun miehen palkkiota ei ollut korvattava valtion varoista kantajalle myönnetyn maksuttoman oikeudenkäynnin perusteella.
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Full text
AVL 10 § 2 mom:n nojalla vastaajalle määrätyn uskotun miehen palkkiota ei ollut korvattava valtion varoista kantajalle myönnetyn maksuttoman oikeudenkäynnin perusteella.
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