Court dismisses theft charges where defendant stole construction materials using his own excavator on a site where he worked.
Finland (FI)
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AI generatedThe court dismissed the theft charges against the defendant, A, who repeatedly stole construction materials from a job site. Although the value of each item was low, the defendant committed the acts by transporting the materials away using his own excavator, which he had left on the site while working as a machine operator. The court ruled that the specific method of removal using the defendant's own equipment negated the unauthorized taking required for theft.
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AI generatedSection 1 of the Penal Code; Section 2 of the Penal Code: The court established that when a person takes property from a site where they are employed and uses their own equipment to transport it away, the act lacks the unauthorized taking element necessary for theft.
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A oli anastanut samalta rakennustyömaalta omaisuutta 11 eri kertaa ja kunakin kertana anastetun omaisuuden arvo oli vaihdellut 50 ja 600 mk:n välillä. Omaisuuden vähäisestä arvosta huolimatta teot olivat varkauksia, koska A oli suorittanut anastukset kuljettamalla rakennustarvikkeet työmaalta, jossa hän oli toiminut kaivinkoneurakoitsijana, kaivinkoneensa kauhassa ja käyttänyt ne rakenteilla olleeseen omakotitaloonsa.
Läsnä: Hiltunen, Tarma ja Niemelä (apuj.) Esittelijä: Karttunen
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