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KKO VL:2025-58 AI generated

Supreme Court allows appeal on child rape case, noting leave to appeal does not bind the court.

Case Number KKO VL:2025-58
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court of Finland granted leave to appeal regarding the assessment of evidence in a serious child rape case. The applicant challenged the lower court's evaluation of the evidence presented during the proceedings. The Court ruled that the description of the legal question in the leave to appeal certificate does not bind the Supreme Court or limit its examination of the case.

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Leave to appeal certificate; Supreme Court of Finland: The description of the legal question in the leave to appeal certificate does not bind the Supreme Court and does not restrict the Court's examination of the case.

Keywords

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leave to appeal certificate binding effect on Supreme Court child rape case evidence assessment procedural autonomy
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Kysymys näytön arvioinnista törkeää lapsenraiskausta koskevassa asiassa.

Valituslupakortti sisältää kuvauksen siitä kysymyksestä, johon liittyen asiassa

on myönnetty valituslupa. Sen sisältö ei sido korkeinta oikeutta eikä rajoita

asian käsittelyä siltä osin kuin valituslupa on myönnetty.