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KKO 3071/1999 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed reformatio in peius request, upholding final judgment against retrial for more severe penalty.

Case Number KKO 3071/1999
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court rejected the applicant's request for a reformatio in peius, refusing to reopen the final criminal judgment. The applicant argued that the original verdict was flawed and warranted a more favorable outcome, but the court found no merit in this claim. Consequently, the decision affirmed the finality of the judgment and the prohibition against retrials for the benefit of the accused.

Legislator headnote

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Korkein oikeus 1999/3071: Reformatio in peius is prohibited under the principle of finality of judgments; a final decision cannot be reopened for the benefit of the accused.

Keywords

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reformatio in peius finality of judgments prohibition of retrial benefit of accused supreme court review criminal procedure finality procedural finality

Cited Legislation

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Korkein oikeus 1999/3071

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Kysymys reformatio in peius -kiellosta.