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Turun HO 03.10.1985 PÄ-1094 AI generated

City prosecutor's challenge admissible despite later acting as prosecutor in same case.

Case Number Turun HO 03.10.1985 PÄ-1094
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The 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.

Legislator headnote

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City 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.

Keywords

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procedural defect city prosecutor challenge admissibility role conflict criminal procedure indictment validity standing to object

Cited Legislation

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City Prosecutor Act
Criminal Procedure Code
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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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