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Vaasan HO 17.06.1980 2428/79 AI generated

Court dismissed charge of handling goods from a crime when no underlying crime was committed.

Case Number Vaasan HO 17.06.1980 2428/79
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The court dismissed the charge of handling goods obtained through a crime because the underlying offense of unlawful killing of a moose was not established. The prosecution alleged possession of meat from an illegally killed moose, but the defense argued the necessary criminal act was absent. The court ruled that without a proven crime generating the goods, the subsequent handling charge could not stand.

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Rikoslain 32:4 §; The charge of handling goods obtained through a crime requires proof of an underlying criminal act that generated the goods; without such a crime, the charge is invalid.

Keywords

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handling goods from crime underlying criminal act unlawful killing of moose RL 32:4 procedural dismissal

Cited Legislation

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Rikoslain 32:4
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Mitä tarkoitetaan rikoksella RL 32:4 §:ssä? Syyte rikoksen kautta saatuun tavaraan ryhtymisestä hylättiin, kun tavaraa (luvattomasti kaadetun hirven lihaa) ei ollut saatu toisen oikeutta loukkaavalla rikoksella.

Ks. Nybergh, Gunnar: Mitä tarkoitetaan rikoksella RL

32:4 §:ssä? LM 1955 s. 482

Anttila, I: Eräitä suosimisrikosta koskevia näkökohtia.

Suomalainen Lakimiesyhdistys 1898-1948. Juhlajulkaisu s. 694

Serlachius, A: Suomen rikosoikeuden oppikirja II osa, 1912 (I puolisko), s. 279

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