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Vaasan HO 12.05.1983 590/83 AI generated

Court dismisses confiscation of illicit profits from deceased defendant's estate due to disproportionate hardship.

Case Number Vaasan HO 12.05.1983 590/83
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The court of appeal dismissed the confiscation of illicit profits from the deceased defendant's estate, ruling it would be unreasonable. Although the lower court sentenced the invalid and chronically ill defendant to pay over 19,000 marks for his illegal liquor sales, the defendant had used these funds for family support and home repairs before dying. The appellate court found that ordering payment from the estate would cause disproportionate hardship given the defendant's specific circumstances and the intended use of the funds.

Legislator headnote

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Rikoslain 8 luvun 15 §:n 1 momentti; When confiscation of illicit profits from a deceased offender's estate would cause disproportionate hardship, the court may exempt the estate from such liability.

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confiscation of illicit profits deceased offender estate disproportionate hardship family support expenses criminal liability exemption

Cited Legislation

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Rikoslain 8 luvun 15 §:n 1 momentti
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Supreme Court allows penalty for illegally sold alcohol value to be paid from deceased's estate.
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Supreme Court allows widow's heir to challenge alimony due to changed circumstances despite statutory spouse-only rule.
kko-other_2001_1218
Supreme Court dismisses appeal when respondent dies, halting further proceedings on the case.
kho-precedent_2007_7
Supreme Administrative Court rules capital gains from share sales via foreign intermediary must be taxed solely as capital gains, not split.
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Administrative court dismisses appeal by deceased's heir for lack of standing and insufficient estate investigation.

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A, joka oli sotainvalidi ja parantumattomasti sairas, oli vaikeassa elämäntilanteessa ryhtynyt myymään luvattomasti väkijuomia.

Alioikeus tuomitsi hänet rangaistukseen ja menettämään valtiolle myytyjen väkijuomien arvona ja laittomana hyötynä yli 19.000 markkaa. Pari päivää päätöksen julistamisen jälkeen A kuoli.

Koska A oli käyttänyt rikoksestaan saamansa hyödyn perheen elatukseen ja asuinrakennuksensa peruskorjaamiseen ja huomioon ottaen, mitä jutussa muutoin oli ilmennyt, hovioikeus katsoi, että väkijuomien arvon ja hyödyn tuomitseminen maksettavaksi kuolinpesän varoista olisi ollut ilmeisesti kohtuutonta, ja poisti sen takia rikoslain 8 luvun 15 §:n 1 momentin nojalla tuomitun menettämisseuraamuksen.

Ks. Hallituksen esitys Eduskunnalle rikosoikeudellista

vanhentumista koskevan lainsäädännön uudistamisesta,

n:o 130/1972, perustelut s.11.

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