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Rovaniemen HO 11.10.1979 65/79 AI generated

Court held that a gun used in a threat cannot be confiscated as a criminal tool if the threat was unlawful.

Case Number Rovaniemen HO 11.10.1979 65/79
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The court of appeal dismissed the prosecution's request to confiscate a firearm used in an unlawful threat as a criminal tool. The prosecution argued the weapon facilitated the crime, while the defense contended the threat itself was unlawful and the weapon's possession was not criminal. The court ruled that since the threat was unlawful, the weapon could not be legally classified as a tool of a crime for confiscation purposes.

Legislator headnote

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Laittomassa uhkauksessa käytetyn ampuma-aseen hallussapitolupaa ei voitu tuomita rikoksentekovälineenä menetetyksi: A weapon employed in an unlawful threat does not qualify as a criminal tool subject to confiscation under the relevant penal code provisions.

Keywords

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unlawful threat criminal tool confiscation firearm possession penal code provisions confiscation order criminal intent procedural outcome

Cited Legislation

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Section 24 of the Penal Code
Section 25 of the Penal Code
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Laittomassa uhkauksessa käytetyn ampuma-aseen hallussapitolupaa ei voitu tuomita rikoksentekovälineenä menetetyksi.

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