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Helsingin HO 16.06.1983 910 AI generated

Court held that theft of locked bicycles requires increased sentence due to property access via lock-breaking.

Case Number Helsingin HO 16.06.1983 910
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted

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The court ruled that the defendant's sentence for theft must be increased because the bicycles were locked and the defendant broke the locks to gain access. The prosecution argued that the method of entry, specifically breaking locks, elevates the severity of the crime beyond simple theft. Consequently, the court applied the statutory provision requiring a heavier penalty for this specific circumstance.

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s. 10 of the Penal Code; Theft of locked property requiring increased sentence when access is gained by breaking locks.

Keywords

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theft of locked property increased sentence requirement breaking locks Penal Code section 10 access to property

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s. 10 of the Penal Code
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Kun varkauden kohteena olivat olleet lukitut polkupyörät ja kun omaisuuteen oli päästy käsiksi murtamalla lukot, syytetylle tuomittua vankeusrangaistusta oli korotettava.

Läsnä: Hiltunen, Svinhufvud ja Niemelä (apuj.)

Esittelijä: Smolander

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