City prosecutor's challenge admissible despite later acting as prosecutor in same case.
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AI generatedThe Court of Appeal allowed the city prosecutor's challenge to the indictment, ruling that prior service as a prosecutor in the case did not render the challenge inadmissible. The prosecutor argued that his later role as the state's attorney invalidated his standing to object to procedural defects. The court rejected this contention, holding that the procedural defect existed independently of the prosecutor's subsequent involvement in the proceedings.
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AI generatedCity Prosecutor Act; Criminal Procedure Code: A city prosecutor may validly challenge an indictment even if they later act as the prosecutor in the same case, as their subsequent role does not cure a procedural defect.
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Kaupunginviskaalin ei katsottu olleen esteellinen toimittamaan haasteen tiedoksiantoa sillä perusteella, että hän oli myöhemmin eräissä jutun käsittelyn vaiheissa toiminut syyttäjänä. (Ään.)
Läsnä: Schrey - Tulenheimo - Saarinen (erim.) Esittelijä: Leino
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