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KKO 1121/1997 AI generated

Supreme Court allows probation for recidivist drunk driving when new offense occurs within ten years.

Case Number KKO 1121/1997
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court of Finland allowed the probation order for a defendant convicted of repeated drunk driving and traffic offenses. The defendant had previously received three absolute prison sentences within the last ten years and was now charged with a new serious offense. The court determined that the statutory discretion to apply probation was not overridden by the recidivism pattern, permitting the conditional sentence.

Legislator headnote

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Section 10 of the Act on Probation of Community Service; Section 10 of the Act on Probation of Community Service: The court may grant probation even to a recidivist if the new offense does not preclude the application of the statutory discretion.

Keywords

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probation discretion recidivism drunk driving absolute prison sentence ten year period

Cited Legislation

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Section 10 of the Act on Probation of Community Service (1990)
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kko-precedent_2000_11
Supreme Court allows community service instead of prison for repeat offender due to low recent recidivism.
kko-precedent_2017_66
Supreme Court allows community service despite prior prison terms due to changed life circumstances and minor new charges.
kko-other_1999_1869
Supreme Court dismisses appeal regarding conditional sentence for serious fraud and debtor insolvency.
kko-precedent_2003_77
Supreme Court allows community service despite prior prison sentences when rehabilitation is evident.
kko-precedent_2007_94
Supreme Court held that prior community service sentences do not require conversion to prison for a new prison term.

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Kysymys yhdyskuntapalvelun kokeilemisesta annetussa vuoden 1996 loppuun saakka voimassa olleessa laissa (1105/90) säädetyn rangaistuksen lajivalintaa koskevan harkintavallan käyttämisestä tuomittaessa rangaistus viimeisten kymmenen vuoden aikana kolme kertaa ehdottomaan vankeusrangaistukseen muun muassa törkeistä rattijuopumuksista tuomitulle henkilölle hänen syyllistyttyään uudelleen törkeään rattijuopumukseen ja liikennerikkomuksiin.