Supreme Court held that appeals regarding oral evidence credibility in serious tax cases must be heard in court, not filtered.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court ruled that an appeal concerning the credibility of oral evidence in a serious tax fraud case could not be filtered out. The lower court had attempted to dismiss the appeal based on procedural grounds, but the material facts required a full hearing on the evidence's reliability. Consequently, the court decided the appeal must proceed to the Court of Appeal for a substantive review.
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AI generatedOK 26 luku 2 §; OK 26 luku 15 § 1 mom: When the resolution of a serious criminal case depends on the credibility of oral evidence received at the district court, the appeal cannot be filtered and must be heard in the court of appeal.
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Kun törkeää veropetosta ym. koskevan asian ratkaiseminen riippui käräjäoikeudessa vastaanotetun suullisen todistelun uskottavuudesta ja asiassa oli siten toimitettava pääkäsittely hovioikeudessa, valitusta ei voitu seuloa.
OK 26 luku 2 §
OK 26 luku 15 § 1 mom