KKO 4419/1997
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Supreme Court dismisses appeal regarding judge's impartiality due to lack of evidence of actual bias.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the impartiality of a district court president acting as a judge. The appellant alleged bias based on prior interactions, but the court found no concrete evidence of actual prejudice affecting the proceedings. Consequently, the objection to the judge's eligibility was rejected as unsubstantiated.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedLaki oikeudenkäyntijärjestästä 1076/1998, 10 luku; Laki oikeudenkäyntijärjestästä 1076/1998, 11 luku: A party's claim of a judge's lack of impartiality is inadmissible without concrete evidence demonstrating that the judge's prior conduct actually prejudiced the fairness of the specific proceedings.
Keywords
AI generated
judicial impartiality
judge eligibility
bias objection
procedural fairness
Supreme Court review
evidence of prejudice
district court president
Cited Legislation
AI generatedLaw on the Administration of Justice 1076/1998, Chapter 10
Law on the Administration of Justice 1076/1998, Chapter 11
Full text
Kysymys käräjäoikeuden puheenjohtajana toimineen käräjätuomarin esteellisyydestä.