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Helsingin HO 09.10.1986 2048 AI generated

Court reduced prison term for fraud and concealment of stolen goods due to excessive severity.

Case Number Helsingin HO 09.10.1986 2048
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Court of Appeal reduced the defendant's prison sentence from eight to one month and fifteen days following a prosecution request for leniency. The defendant had committed fraud by endorsing a check in his own name, causing significant financial loss to the account holder, and was subsequently convicted of concealing stolen goods and fraud. The court determined the original eight-month sentence was disproportionately harsh compared to general sentencing practices and the specific circumstances of the offense.

Legislator headnote

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Reformatio in pejus provisions; The court may reduce a sentence if the original penalty is manifestly excessive and deviates from established judicial practice.

Keywords

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Reformatio in pejus proportionality of sentence fraud conviction concealment of stolen goods excessive severity prison term reduction general sentencing practice

Cited Legislation

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s. 224-239
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A oli vastaanottanut anastetuksi tietämänsä shekkilomakkeen, johon summaksi oli merkitty 100 markkaa, ja käyttänyt shekin merkiten oman nimensä asettajaksi aiheuttaen tilin omistajalle mainitun suuruisen vahingon. Raastuvanoikeus oli tuominnut A:n jatketusta rikoksesta, joka käsitti varastetun tavaran kätkemisen ja petoksen 7 kuukaudeksi vankeuteen. Virallinen syyttäjä haki ratkaisuun muutosta vaatien A:lle tuomitun rangaistuksen alentamista. A:lle tuomittu rangaistus oli hänelle syyksi luetun teon vahingollisuuteen ja teosta ilmenevään syyllisyyteen nähden kohtuuttoman ankara ja poikkesi selvästi yleisestä rangaistuskäytännöstä. Sen vuoksi virallisella syyttäjällä yleisen edun valvojana oli oikeus hakea muutosta tuomitun eduksi. Hovioikeus alensi rangaistuksen 1 kuukaudeksi 15 päiväksi vankeutta.

Jyrki Virolainen: Reformatio in pejus-kiellosta ss.

224-239.

Läsnä: Liukko, Uoti ja M. Kuhlefelt (apuj.) Esittelijä: Paasikoski

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