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B 6787-07 AI generated

Court increases youth detention from four to six months due to higher aggregate criminal value despite minor age.

Case Number B 6787-07
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Jurisdiction Sweden (SE)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's selection of a closed youth care measure but extended its duration from four to six months. The defendant, aged 15, was convicted of murder, unlawful threats, and rape of a child, with the prosecution arguing for a longer sentence reflecting the combined severity of the crimes. The court acknowledged the defendant's young age and the fact that conditional release would not occur from closed care, yet determined the total criminal value warranted the increased six-month term.

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Chapter 26 of the Penal Code; Chapter 1 of the Act on Youth Care: The court may increase the duration of a youth care measure when the aggregate criminal value of the offenses warrants it, even if the offender's age and the nature of conditional release suggest otherwise.

Keywords

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youth care measure duration aggregate criminal value minor age mitigation closed care restriction conditional release conditions penal code chapter 26 youth care act chapter 1

Cited Legislation

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Chapter 26 of the Penal Code
Chapter 1 of the Act on Youth Care
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B 238-07
Court increases youth sentence from four to six months due to aggravated assault severity.
B 3671-07
Court orders closed youth care instead of prison for a 15-year-old due to crime severity.
B 1737-07
Court dismisses prison sentence for 17-year-old, ordering closed youth care instead due to non-provocative nature of assault.
B 3154-07
Court reduces closed youth care sentence from three to eight months based on total offense value.
B 2914-06
Youth court reduces closed care to open care due to defendant's age and developmental immaturity.

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Brott: Misshandel, olaga hot, våldtäkt mot barn, övergrepp i rättssak.

Tingsrätten: Sluten ungdomsvård 4 månader.

Hovrätten: Sluten ungdomsvård 6 månader.

Hovrätten: Hovrätten instämmer i tingsrättens val av påföljd för D (15 år), men anser att brottslighetens samlade straffvärde är något högre än vad tingsrätten funnit. Även med beaktande av D:s ringa ålder och det förhållandet att villkorlig frigivning inte sker från sluten ungdomsvård bör påföljdens längd bestämmas till 6 månader.