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KKO 475/1997 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed appeal regarding community service suitability and conditional sentence for theft.

Case Number KKO 475/1997
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's appeal against a lower court's decision to impose a conditional sentence with community service for theft. The appellant argued that the community service measure was unsuitable given their circumstances, but the court found no grounds to overturn the original ruling. Consequently, the decision to apply the conditional sentence and the specific community service requirement was upheld as legally sound.

Legislator headnote

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Laki ehdollisesta rangaistuksesta (1990:1003) 10 §; Laki ehdollisen rangaistuksen täytäntöönpanosta (1990:1004) 1 §: Ehdollisen rangaistuksen ehdot, erityisesti yhdyskuntapalvelun soveltuvuus, arvioidaan kokonaisvaltaisesti, ja rangaistuksen soveltuvuutta voidaan kumota vain, jos on selvää, että ehdot ovat soveltumattomia tai rangaistus on muutenkin sopimaton.

Keywords

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conditional sentence community service suitability theft offense Supreme Court appeal penal law principles

Cited Legislation

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Laki ehdollisesta rangaistuksesta (1990:1003) 10 §
Laki ehdollisen rangaistuksen täytäntöönpanosta (1990:1004) 1 §
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Kysymys yhdyskuntapalvelun soveltuvuusselvityksen hankkimisesta ja ehdollisesta rangaistuksesta varkautta koskevassa jutussa.