KKO 400/2005
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Supreme Court dismisses appeal when oral evidence credibility requires first-instance trial.
Finland (FI)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appeal regarding a civil servant's violent resistance case. The lower court had to evaluate the credibility of oral testimony, necessitating a full trial at the Court of Appeal. Consequently, the Supreme Court ruled that such appeals cannot be screened out without a prior hearing.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedOK 26 luku 2 § 1 mom 1 kohta; An appeal cannot be screened out if the case's resolution depends on the credibility of oral testimony, requiring a first-instance trial.
Keywords
AI generated
oral testimony credibility
screening out appeals
violent resistance case
first instance trial
Supreme Court procedure
Cited Legislation
AI generatedOK 26 luku 2 § 1 mom 1 kohta
OK 26 luku 2 § 1 mom 1 kohta
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Full text
Kun asian ratkaiseminen virkamiehen väkivaltaista vastustamista koskevassa asiassa riippui suullisen todistelun uskottavuudesta ja asiassa oli siten toimitettava pääkäsittely hovioikeudessa, valitusta ei saanut seuloa.
OK 26 luku 2 § 1 mom 1 kohta