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B 7821-24 AI generated

Supreme Court holds that Chapter 34 of the Criminal Code does not apply when a defendant is sentenced for multiple crimes after being partially acquitted in a prior trial.

Case Number B 7821-24
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Jurisdiction Sweden (SE)
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The Supreme Court allowed the prosecution's appeal regarding the application of Chapter 34 of the Criminal Code in a second criminal proceeding. The defendant had previously been partially acquitted in a first-instance trial but was subsequently charged with additional crimes in a separate case before the second trial concluded. The court ruled that the specific provisions of Chapter 34 are inapplicable in this scenario because the defendant was not already fully convicted at the time of the new charges.

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34 kap. brottsbalken; The provisions of Chapter 34 of the Criminal Code do not apply to sentencing in a second criminal proceeding when the defendant was previously partially acquitted in a different case and subsequently charged with additional offenses.

Keywords

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Chapter 34 Criminal Code partial acquittal multiple crimes second criminal proceeding sentencing provisions prior partial acquittal separate cases

Cited Legislation

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34 kap. brottsbalken
Bestämmelserna i 34 kap. brottsbalken ska inte tillämpas vid påföljdsbestämningen i hovrätten när den tilltalade döms för fler brott än enligt tingsrättens delvis fällande dom och den tilltalade – därefter men innan hovrätten slutligen prövar målet – har lagförts för brottslighet i ett annat mål.
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Bestämmelserna i 34 kap. brottsbalken ska inte tillämpas vid påföljdsbestämningen i hovrätten när den tilltalade döms för fler brott än enligt tingsrättens delvis fällande dom och den tilltalade – därefter men innan hovrätten slutligen prövar målet – har lagförts för brottslighet i ett annat mål.