KKO 3028/1997
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Supreme Court allows suspended sentence for two baseball head injuries due to minor violence and low social danger.
Finland (FI)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Finland allowed the defendant's request for a suspended sentence following two baseball-related head injuries. The court found the violence minor and the social danger low, noting the defendant's remorse and lack of prior record. Consequently, the court determined that immediate imprisonment was unnecessary and a suspended sentence was appropriate.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedPenal Code s. 10; Penal Code s. 11: The court may impose a suspended sentence if the social danger is low and the circumstances warrant avoiding immediate execution of the penalty.
Keywords
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suspended sentence
minor violence
social danger
baseball injury
Penal Code
Korkein oikeus
proportionality
Cited Legislation
AI generatedPenal Code s. 10
Penal Code s. 11
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A oli pahoinpidellyt B:tä lyömällä tätä kaksi kertaa pesäpallomailalla päähän. Kysymys rangaistuksen mittaamisesta.