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KKO 2176/2000 AI generated

Supreme Court allows fine for minor offense committed after new law took effect despite acquittal on original charge.

Case Number KKO 2176/2000
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court allowed the imposition of a fine on defendants who were previously acquitted of a minor offense. Although the lower courts had found them not guilty under the law at the time of the incident, the new Criminal Code and the Fine Act came into force after the acquittal but before the fine was imposed. The court ruled that the new legislation applied retroactively to the specific act, permitting the fine despite the prior acquittal.

Legislator headnote

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Rikoslaki 550/1999; Päiväsakon rahamäärästä 609/1999: The court established that new criminal and fine legislation applies to acts committed prior to its enactment if the act occurred after the new law's effective date, allowing fines even if the defendant was acquitted under the previous legal framework.

Keywords

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retroactive application new criminal code fine imposition acquittal reversal minor offense liability

Cited Legislation

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Criminal Code 550/1999
Fine Act 609/1999
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appeal_1986_eastern-finland__649
Court of Appeal dismissed appeal and remitted case for recalculation of daily fines after correction of calculation error.
appeal_1981_eastern-finland__349
Court allows partial sentence reduction to fines when reduction applies to both fines and imprisonment.
kko-precedent_2011_36
HD:2011:36
kko-precedent_2016_83
Supreme Court dismisses appeal for daily fine reduction due to lack of new evidence on income. The court ruled that the defendant failed to prove material changes in income affecting the fine. Consequently, the appeal was rejected as no grounds for revocation existed. The decision emphasizes procedural fairness and the absence of fresh evidence. This case clarifies the scope of fine adjustment appeals. The outcome upholds the original fine based on existing records.
ECLI:FI:KKO:2020:63
Supreme Court allows deduction of community service from fine when service was harsher than fine.

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Käräjäoikeus oli 17.12.1998 julistamallaan tuomiolla jättänyt A:n ja B:n rangaistukseen tuomitsematta heidän syykseen luetusta nuorena henkilönä 20.4.1998 tehdystä pahoinpitelystä. Hovioikeus oli 26.11.1999 eli 1.10.1999 voimaan tulleiden rikoslain muuttamisesta annetun lain (550/1999) ja päiväsakon rahamäärästä annetun asetuksen (609/1999) voimaantulon jälkeen tuominnut vastaajat kyseisestä rikoksesta sakkorangaistukseen. Kysymys päiväsakon rahamäärästä.