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KKO 558/2001 AI generated

Supreme Court held lower court must transfer main trial case to first instance court upon request.

Case Number KKO 558/2001
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court of Finland ruled that the Court of Appeal was obligated to transfer the main trial case to the first instance court. The appellant argued that the lower court failed to fulfill its procedural duty to initiate the main trial proceedings. The court decided that the lower court's inaction violated the statutory requirement to transfer the case, thereby mandating the transfer.

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Korkein oikeuden velvollisuus toimittaa pääkäsittely rikosasiassa: Korkein oikeus on velvollinen toimittamaan pääkäsittely rikosasiassa, jos alaikäinen hakee sen toimittamista.

Keywords

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main trial transfer lower court duty criminal procedure procedural obligation first instance court

Cited Legislation

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Korkein oikeuden velvollisuus toimittaa pääkäsittely rikosasiassa

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Kysymys hovioikeuden velvollisuudesta toimittaa pääkäsittely rikosasiassa.