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KKO 602/2001 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed appeal for late submission of case file in criminal proceedings under specific procedural rules.

Case Number KKO 602/2001
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the defendant's appeal regarding the late submission of the case file to the Court of First Instance. The defendant argued that the procedural delay was excusable, but the Court of First Instance found the submission untimely under the relevant criminal procedure statutes. Consequently, the Supreme Court upheld the dismissal, emphasizing strict adherence to the statutory deadlines for filing case materials in criminal cases.

Legislator headnote

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OK 26 luku 14 §; OK 26 luku 15 §: The court must strictly enforce statutory deadlines for submitting case files in criminal proceedings, and failure to comply results in the dismissal of the appeal without consideration of the merits.

Keywords

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criminal procedure case file submission statutory deadlines procedural dismissal appeal handling court of first instance timeliness requirement

Cited Legislation

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OK 26 luku 14 §
OK 26 luku 15 §
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Kysymys pääkäsittelyn toimittamisesta hovioikeudessa rikosasiassa.

OK 26 luku 14 §

OK 26 luku 15 §