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Itä-Suomen HO 03.07.1981 PÄ-602/81 AI generated

Court convicted witness for false testimony and accomplices for aiding, excluding lenient sentencing for accomplices.

Case Number Itä-Suomen HO 03.07.1981 PÄ-602/81
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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The court convicted a witness of giving false testimony under the false testimony act and sentenced accomplices B and C for aiding this offense. While accomplices were charged with aiding the witness, the court distinguished their liability from the witness's own crime. The court decided to apply the standard sentencing scale to the accomplices because the specific statutory provision allowing for significantly reduced penalties for accomplices did not apply in this context.

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Laki 1981:1077 (1981:1077) 17 luvun 1 §:n 2 kohta; Accomplices to false testimony are liable for aiding the offense but do not automatically qualify for the significantly reduced sentencing scale reserved for accomplices in specific circumstances.

Keywords

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false testimony act accomplice liability aiding false testimony sentencing scale reduction witness perjury criminal conspiracy statutory interpretation

Cited Legislation

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Laki 1981:1077 17 luvun 1 § 2 kohta

Cited Case Law

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KKO:1967-II-64
I-SHO:n T:PÄ-1683/74
I-SHO:n T:PÄ-1683/74, T:PÄ-2193/78 (kortti) ja T:PÄ-
T:PÄ-2193/78
I-SHO:n T:PÄ-1683/74, T:PÄ-2193/78 (kortti) ja T:PÄ-
T:PÄ-239/80
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kko-precedent_1999_79
Supreme Court of Finland: Defendant acquitted as principal but convicted as accomplice to creditor's insolvency offense.
kko-precedent_1994_64
Supreme Court dismisses appeal allowing retrial when defendant was not heard on secondary charge.
kko-precedent_2009_75
Supreme Court dismisses accomplice charge against spouse for allowing business funds to pass through personal account.
ECLI:FI:KKO:2019:6
Supreme Court quashes conviction for aiding and abetting when principal charges are dismissed due to lack of evidence.
kko-precedent_2012_16
Supreme Court partially dismissed self-incrimination defense for accomplice in Finnish fraud case regarding asset concealment.

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A tuomittiin rangaistukseen erittäin lieventävien asianhaarojen vallitessa tehdystä perättömän lausuman antamisesta valan nojalla todistajana oikeudessa. B ja C, jotka sopimalla A:n kanssa perättömän lausuman sisältäneen todistajankertomuksen antamisesta olivat tahallaan edistäneet A:n rikosta, tuomittiin rangaistukseen avunannosta perättömän lausuman antamiseen valan nojalla todistajana oikeudessa soveltamatta heidän osaltaan RL 17 luvun 1 §:n 2 mom:ssa erittäin lieventävien asianhaarojen varalta säädettyä rangaistusasteikkoa.

Kysymys myös siitä, oliko B:n ja C:n menettely yllytystä vai avunantoa.

KKO:1967-II-64

I-SHO:n T:PÄ-1683/74, T:PÄ-2193/78 (kortti) ja T:PÄ-

239/80

Honkasalo: Suomen rikosoikeus. Yleiset opit II, 1967, s. 233, 241-244

Forsman: Straffrättens allmänna läror, s. 227-228

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