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KKO 1352/2001 AI generated

Supreme Court allows compulsory confinement for a 20-year-old murderer based on mental disorder findings.

Case Number KKO 1352/2001
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court of Finland allowed the application for compulsory confinement of a defendant sentenced for murder and aggravated assault at age 20. The prosecution argued the defendant suffered from a mental disorder requiring treatment, while the defense contested the necessity of confinement. The court ruled that the medical evidence supported the finding of a mental disorder justifying compulsory measures under the relevant mental health legislation.

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Section 1 of the Act on the Treatment of the Mentally Ill; Section 1 of the Act on the Treatment of the Mentally Ill: A person may be compulsorily confined to a psychiatric institution if a mental disorder is found that makes them a danger to themselves or others.

Keywords

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compulsory confinement mental disorder danger to self danger to others psychiatric treatment criminal sentencing Supreme Court

Cited Legislation

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Section 1 of the Act on the Treatment of the Mentally Ill
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kko-other_1999_253
Supreme Court allows compulsory isolation for a violent offender under the Dangerous Offenders Act.
kko-precedent_1994_22
Supreme Court allows probation for 2-year sentence for 16-year-old robber despite severity due to lack of strong reasons.
kko-precedent_1991_146
Supreme Court dismisses mental anguish damages claim for parents of murdered children and denies compulsory confinement order.
ECLI:FI:KKO:2018:30
Supreme Court reduces sentence for juvenile sexual abuse but upholds mandatory life imprisonment due to severity.
kko-other_2013_1451
Supreme Court allows conditional sentence for first-time offender despite serious charges of aggravated assault and coercion.

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Kysymys siitä, voitiinko rikoksentekijä, joka tuomittiin muun muassa 20-vuotiaana tehdyistä taposta ja törkeästä pahoinpitelystä, määrätä eristettäväksi pakkolaitokseen.