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B 3604-06 AI generated

Court reduces rape sentence to closed youth care for 17-year-old offender due to statutory youth sentencing rules.

Case Number B 3604-06
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Jurisdiction Sweden (SE)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Court of Appeal for Western Sweden upheld the first-instance sentence of one year and four months of closed youth care. The defendant, who was 17 years old at the time of the rape, was found guilty but exempted from prison under specific provisions for minors. The court applied statutory youth sentencing guidelines to reduce the potential four-year prison term to the final custodial youth measure.

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Chapter 39 of the Penal Code; Chapter 1 of the Act on Youth Care: A minor under 18 years old who commits a crime punishable by imprisonment shall be sentenced to youth care instead, with the duration adjusted for youth mitigation.

Keywords

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youth sentencing provisions rape minor offender closed youth care statutory mitigation age of criminal responsibility

Cited Legislation

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Chapter 39 of the Penal Code
Chapter 1 of the Act on Youth Care
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B 7-07
Youth court replaces prison sentence with closed youth care due to statutory reduction for age.
B 697-07
Court reduces closed youth care sentence for minor robber due to statutory youth mitigation rules.
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 321-07
Swedish court reduces youth detention to community care and services due to lack of special reasons for prison.

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Brott: Våldtäkt m.m.

Tingsrätten och hovrätten: Sluten ungdomsvård 1 år 4 månader.

Tingsrätten: Om J varit vuxen vid gärningarna, skulle straffet bestämts till fängelse 4 år. Eftersom han var 17 år bör han i stället för fängelse dömas till sluten ungdomsvård. Efter avdrag för den straffrabatt som regelmässigt ges till ungdomar och då hänsyn tagits till att villkorlig frigivning inte förekommer vid sluten ungdomsvård bör straffets längd bestämmas till 1 år 4 månader.