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KKO 1673/2002 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed appeal regarding failure to submit criminal case to lower court within statutory time limits.

Case Number KKO 1673/2002
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the lower court's failure to submit the criminal case to the public prosecutor. The appellant argued that the court violated procedural deadlines by not acting within the required timeframe. The court ruled that the lower court had fulfilled its obligations and the delay was not attributable to the court's fault.

Legislator headnote

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OK 26 luku 14 §; OK 26 luku 15 §: The Supreme Court held that a lower court's failure to submit a criminal case to the public prosecutor within the statutory period does not constitute a ground for appeal if the court acted diligently and the delay was not caused by the court.

Keywords

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criminal procedure submission of case statutory time limits public prosecutor lower court duty procedural deadline appeal dismissal

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 §