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KKO 517/2001 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal regarding failure to submit case file to lower court within statutory time limits.

Case Number KKO 517/2001
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court of Finland dismissed the appeal lodged by the defendant against the lower court's decision to reject the case file for non-submission. The defendant argued that the lower court erred in not accepting the file despite the defendant's timely submission, while the prosecution contended the procedural defect was fatal. The court ruled that the lower court correctly applied the procedural rules requiring strict adherence to submission deadlines, thereby upholding the rejection of the appeal.

Legislator headnote

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Korkein oikeus 16.3.2001 KKO 517/2001: According to the Code of Judicial Procedure, a case file must be submitted to the lower court within the prescribed time limit; failure to do so results in the inadmissibility of the appeal.

Keywords

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procedural deadline case file submission lower court duty inadmissibility of appeal judicial procedure rules

Cited Legislation

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Code of Judicial Procedure

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Kysymys pääkäsittelyn toimittamisesta hovioikeudessa riita-asiassa.