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KKO 268/1996 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed appeal regarding erroneous combination of sentences due to lack of statutory authority for merging penalties.

Case Number KKO 268/1996
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the combination of two separate prison sentences into one. The appellant argued that the lower court lacked the legal authority to merge the distinct penalties without explicit statutory permission. The court ruled that since no specific law authorizes such combination in this context, the lower court's action was legally invalid.

Legislator headnote

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Laki rangaistuksien yhdistämisestä; Laki rangaistuksien yhdistämisestä: The combination of separate criminal penalties is only permissible when explicitly authorized by specific statutory provisions; absent such authorization, the act of merging sentences is legally void.

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combination of sentences statutory authority criminal penalties Supreme Court legal invalidity

Cited Legislation

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Laki rangaistuksien yhdistämisestä

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Kysymys rangaistusten virheellisestä yhdistämisestä.