Supreme Court upheld mandatory prison term over conditional sentence due to community service already performed by defendant.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Finland ordered a mandatory prison term instead of a conditional sentence after the defendant had already completed community service. The prosecution argued that the prior service should not offset the need for a custodial sentence given the severity of the rape. The court ruled that the material facts required a stricter penalty, rendering the conditional sentence inappropriate despite the defendant's prior service.
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AI generatedSection 27 of the Prison Act; Section 28 of the Prison Act: When a defendant has already served community service, the court must still assess whether a conditional sentence is appropriate; if the gravity of the crime warrants immediate custody, the prior service does not automatically justify a suspended sentence.
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Kysymys vahingonkorvausvelvollisuuden merkityksestä harkittaessa raiskauksesta tuomittavan vankeusrangaistuksen määräämistä ehdolliseksi.
Kysymys myös siitä, oliko hovioikeuden ehdollisen vankeusrangaistuksen ohella tuomitsema, vastaajan jo suorittama yhdyskuntapalvelurangaistus otettava huomioon, kun Korkein oikeus syyttäjän valituksesta määräsi vankeusrangaistuksen ehdottomaksi.