KKO 3480/1999
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Supreme Court allows reduction of sentence for prior conviction under Criminal Code Chapter 7 Section 6.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Finland allowed the request to take a previously imposed prison sentence into account. The applicant argued that the earlier conviction should reduce the current sentence under Criminal Code Chapter 7 Section 6, while the prosecution opposed the reduction. The court ruled in favor of the applicant, establishing that the statutory provision permits such a reduction when the conditions are met.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedCriminal Code Chapter 7 Section 6; The court allows a reduction of the current sentence by taking a previously imposed prison sentence into account if the statutory requirements are fulfilled.
Keywords
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Criminal Code Chapter 7 Section 6
prior conviction sentence reduction
supreme court decision
prison sentence accounting
Finnish criminal law
Cited Legislation
AI generatedCriminal Code Chapter 7 Section 6
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Full text
Kysymys aikaisemmin tuomitun vankeusrangaistuksen huomioon ottamisesta rikoslain 7 luvun 6 §:n (751/1997) nojalla.