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Vaasan HO 07.11.1980 2009/80 AI generated

Court dismisses appeal against mandatory life sentence for 571 thefts exploiting supermarket trust.

Case Number Vaasan HO 07.11.1980 2009/80
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the defendant's appeal, upholding a mandatory life sentence for 571 thefts committed against supermarket self-service systems. The prosecution argued that exploiting the public's trust in self-service required an unconditional penalty to maintain general legal order. The court agreed, rejecting the appeal on the grounds that the scale and method of the crimes necessitated the harshest possible punishment.

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Punaisa syyte; ehdoton vankeusrangaistus: When a defendant exploits public trust in self-service systems through a large-scale, well-planned series of thefts, the court must impose an unconditional life sentence to preserve general legal order.

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mandatory life sentence supermarket thefts exploiting public trust unconditional penalty general legal order large-scale crime appeal dismissal
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Ensikertalainen syytetty tuomittiin poikkeuksellisen pitkästä ja hyvin suunnitellusta rikossarjasta, joka oli kohdistunut etupäässä valintamyymälöihin ja käsitti 571 anastusrikosta.

Koska syytetty oli laajassa mitassa käyttänyt rikollisessa toiminnassa hyväkseen luottamusta, johon kauppatapa niin kutsutuissa itsepalvelumyymälöissä perustui, yleisen lainkuuliaisuuden ylläpitämisen katsottiin vaativan, että rangaistuksen oli oltava ehdoton.

Pohjoismaisen rikosoikeuskomitean muistio 3.9.1982 ehdollisesta ja ehdottomasta vankeusrangaistuksesta varkausrikosten

seuraamuksena. Laatinut Tapio Lappi-Seppälä.

Moniste, s. 7.

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