KKO 4261/1995
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Supreme Court dismisses appeal regarding mental state for aggravated assault where emergency defense was excessive.
Finland (FI)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the conviction for aggravated assault based on excessive emergency defense. The defendant argued that their mental state at the time negated criminal liability due to the extreme nature of the threat they faced. The court rejected this, holding that the defendant's actions exceeded the necessary limits of self-defense and thus constituted a crime.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedRL 3 luku 4 §; The court established that a claim of excessive emergency defense does not automatically preclude criminal liability if the response was disproportionate to the threat faced.
Keywords
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excessive emergency defense
aggravated assault
mental state defense
proportionality in self-defense
criminal liability assessment
Cited Legislation
AI generatedRL 3 luku 4 §
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Full text
Kysymys hätävarjelun liioitteluna tehtyyn törkeään pahoinpitelyyn syyllistyneen mielentilasta.
RL 3 luku 4 §