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KKO 1616/2004 AI generated

Supreme Court allows conditional release for a 10-month sentence after reviewing the applicant's prior record and current circumstances.

Case Number KKO 1616/2004
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court of Finland granted the applicant's request for conditional release from a ten-month prison sentence. The applicant, previously convicted of attempted rape and sexual offenses against a child, argued for release based on changed circumstances. The court decided to allow the release by assessing the proportionality of continued detention against the nature of the crime and the applicant's rehabilitation potential.

Legislator headnote

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Section 5 of the Prison Act; Section 10 of the Prison Act: The Supreme Court may grant conditional release if the continued detention is disproportionate to the crime and the inmate shows signs of rehabilitation.

Keywords

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conditional release prison sentence proportionality principle rehabilitation potential sexual offenses Supreme Court review detention duration

Cited Legislation

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Section 5 of the Prison Act
Section 10 of the Prison Act
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A, jota ei ollut aikaisemmin tuomittu rikoksesta rangaistukseen, oli tuomittu vapautta loukkaavan haureuden yrityksestä ja sukupuolisiveellisyyttä loukkaavasta käyttäytymisestä lasta kohtaan sekä työrikoksista 10 kuukauden vankeusrangaistukseen. Kysymys rangaistuksen ehdollisuudesta.