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KKO 314/1999 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal regarding criminal law reduction under Section 33 when conditions not met.

Case Number KKO 314/1999
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court of Finland dismissed the appellant's appeal concerning a reduction in sentence under Section 33 of the Criminal Code. The appellant argued for a reduction based on specific circumstances, but the court found that the statutory prerequisites for such a reduction were not satisfied in this instance. Consequently, the original sentence stands as the court ruled that the legal conditions for mitigation were absent.

Legislator headnote

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Section 33 of the Criminal Code; Section 33 of the Criminal Code: A reduction in sentence under Section 33 of the Criminal Code is only permissible when the specific statutory conditions for mitigation are strictly met, and failure to satisfy these requirements precludes any such reduction.

Keywords

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Criminal Code sentence reduction Section 33 statutory conditions Supreme Court appeal mitigation criteria criminal liability

Cited Legislation

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Section 33 of the Criminal Code
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Kysymys rikoslain 3 luvun 11 §:n nojalla tehtävästä vähennyksestä.