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B 972-06 AI generated

Court reduces closed youth care sentence from one year to seven months for rape involving a minor accomplice.

Case Number B 972-06
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Jurisdiction Sweden (SE)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Court of Appeal reduced the defendant's closed youth care sentence from one year to seven months while upholding the rape conviction. The defendant, a 16-year-old, was found guilty of raping a victim with the assistance of another person under 15 years of age. The court applied a more lenient sentence due to the defendant's age and the specific circumstances of the joint offense.

Legislator headnote

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Chapter 2 § 1 of the Act on Closed Youth Care; Chapter 2 § 2 of the Act on Closed Youth Care: The court may reduce the duration of closed youth care if the circumstances warrant a more lenient treatment, considering the offender's age and the nature of the joint crime.

Keywords

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closed youth care rape conviction minor accomplice sentencing reduction joint offense youth justice Göta Court of Appeal

Cited Legislation

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Chapter 2 § 1 of the Act on Closed Youth Care
Chapter 2 § 2 of the Act on Closed Youth Care
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Gärningen: H, 16 år, har i september 2005 i ett skogsområde tillsammans och i samförstånd med annan person (som var under 15 år) med våld tvingat M till samlag.

Tingsrätten: Våldtäkt; Sluten ungdomsvård 1 år; Kränkningsersättning 100 000 kr.

Hovrätten: Sluten ungdomsvård 7 månader.