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KKO 2836/1997 AI generated

Supreme Court applied retroactive law to replace prison sentence with community service for prior offense.

Case Number KKO 2836/1997
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court of Finland ordered the defendant to serve community service instead of the previously imposed prison sentence. The defendant had been convicted under the old Community Service Act for attempting to use a community service order as a prison sentence. The Court applied the new Community Service Act retroactively because it was more favorable to the defendant, thereby replacing the prison term with community service.

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RVpA 3 § 2 mom; L yhdyskuntapalvelusta 3 §: If a new law regarding community service is more favorable to the defendant than the law in force at the time of the offense, the new law applies retroactively to replace a prison sentence with community service.

Keywords

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retroactive application more favorable law community service order prison sentence replacement criminal law principle

Cited Legislation

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RVpA 3 § 2 mom
L yhdyskuntapalvelusta 3 §
L yhdyskuntapalvelusta 3 §
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kko-precedent_2013_35
Supreme Court allows appeal without further processing permission when combined prison terms exceed four months.
ECLI:FI:KKO:2022:43
Supreme Court allows extending a suspended sentence when prior total sentences cannot reduce it under the law.
kko-precedent_1995_21
Supreme Court remands case for retrial due to failure to assess suitability for community service before imposing prison sentence.
kko-precedent_1989_103
Supreme Court allows conditional sentence for first-time offender despite lower courts' mandatory absolute penalty decision.
kko-other_2021_1902
Supreme Court allows prior sentence consideration under Criminal Code s. 6.3 when new sentence is longer.

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Rikoksentekijä oli tuomittu hovioikeudessa tekohetkellä voimassa olleen yhdyskuntapalvelun kokeilemisesta annetun lain 3 §:n (272/92) nojalla 7 kuukauden 10 päivän ehdottomaan vankeusrangaistukseen. Korkein oikeus sovelsi asiaan rikoslain voimaanpanemisesta annetun asetuksen 3 §:n 2 momentin perusteella tuomitsemishetkellä voimassa ollutta yhdyskuntapalvelusta annettua lakia (1055/96) ja tuomitsi rikoksentekijän yhdyskuntapalveluun.

RVpA 3 § 2 mom

L yhdyskuntapalvelusta 3 §