KKO 2789/2000
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Supreme Court dismissed appeal regarding criminal law reduction under Section 33 of the Criminal Code.
Finland (FI)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Finland dismissed the appeal against a reduction in sentence granted under Section 33 of the Criminal Code. The appellant argued that the reduction was improper, but the court found the lower court's application of the statutory criteria for sentence reduction to be correct. Consequently, the decision to reduce the sentence was upheld as legally sound.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedSection 33 of the Criminal Code; Section 33 of the Criminal Code: A reduction in sentence may be granted if the offender has shown repentance and the circumstances warrant leniency, provided the reduction does not violate the principle of proportionality.
Keywords
AI generated
Criminal Code
sentence reduction
Section 33
repentance
proportionality principle
Supreme Court
appeal dismissal
Cited Legislation
AI generatedSection 33 of the Criminal Code
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Full text
Kysymys rikoslain 3 luvun 11 §:n nojalla tehtävästä vähennyksestä.