Supreme Court allows conviction for lost economic gain despite one charge being dismissed at lower court.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court upheld a conviction for lost economic gain arising from a crime, despite the defendant having successfully challenged one specific charge at the Court of Appeal. The lower court's decision to dismiss that particular charge did not invalidate the conviction for the remaining proven offenses. Consequently, the court ruled that the loss of economic benefit could still be legally attributed to the defendant based on the established facts of the other charges.
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AI generateds. 24 of the Act on the Punishment of Economic Offences; where a defendant is convicted of multiple charges and one is later dismissed, the court may still impose a penalty for lost economic gain based on the remaining valid convictions.
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Kysymys rikoksen tuottaman taloudellisen hyödyn menetetyksi tuomitsemisesta, kun käräjäoikeuden vastaajan syyksi lukemista useista syytekohdista yksi oli hovioikeudessa hylätty.