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Rovaniemen HO 20.09.1979 66/79 AI generated

Court held that unauthorized use of father's car and shop burglary are separate crimes, not continuations of one offense.

Case Number Rovaniemen HO 20.09.1979 66/79
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The court dismissed the prosecution's argument that the defendant's unauthorized use of his father's car and subsequent shop burglary constituted a single continuous crime. The defendant was charged with both unauthorized use of a vehicle and theft, with the prosecution seeking to treat these acts as one continuous offense. The court ruled that these distinct criminal acts occurred at different times and locations, thereby establishing them as separate offenses rather than a continuation of a single crime.

Legislator headnote

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Laki rikosrikoksista 1989 (1015/1989); Laki rikosrikoksista 1989 (1015/1989): Unauthorized use of a vehicle and subsequent theft of property from a shop are distinct criminal acts and do not constitute a single continuous offense.

Keywords

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continuous offense unauthorized vehicle use theft crime separate offenses criminal liability continuation of crime Rovaniemen hovioikeus

Cited Legislation

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Laki rikosrikoksista 1989 (1015/1989)
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A oli ottanut ilman laillista oikeutta käyttöönsä isänsä omistaman pakettiauton sekä lähdettyään autoa kuljettamaan päättänyt anastaa B:n omistamasta myymälästä omaisuutta ja toteuttanut tuon aikeensa. A:n syyksi luettuja omavaltaista käyttöönottamista ja varkausrikosta ei ollut pidettävä saman rikoksen jatkamisena

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