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B 5724-12 AI generated

Court dismisses request for probation due to heroin possession and prior record excluding alternative sentences.

Case Number B 5724-12
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Jurisdiction Sweden (SE)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The court determined that the defendant's possession of heroin and cannabis constituted a serious drug offense, rejecting the argument for a lesser classification. Although the quantity did not technically meet the threshold for a 'serious' crime, the defendant's prior record during the protection period eliminated any possibility of a sentence other than imprisonment. Consequently, the court imposed a prison term based on the calculated criminal value of the offense.

Legislator headnote

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Chapter 3 of the Penal Code; Chapter 2 of the Drug Act: Possession of heroin and cannabis constitutes a drug offense; prior record during protection period excludes alternative sentences to imprisonment.

Keywords

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drug possession offense serious crime threshold protection period record imprisonment sentence criminal value assessment

Cited Legislation

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Chapter 3 of the Penal Code
Chapter 2 of the Drug Act
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B 2173-12
Court reduces sentence for cannabis trafficking due to lack of personal use intent and profit motive.
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B 648-12
Court allows review of guilt despite partial appeal, finding defendant guilty of gross drug trafficking.
B 2486-12
Court upholds gross drug charge for 49kg cannabis, rejecting defense argument regarding low THC content in partial shipment.
B 1507-12
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Heroin, 20 g; Cannabis, 1,5 kg

Hovrätten: Vad därefter gäller frågan om narkotikabrottet är att anse som grovt gör hovrätten följande överväganden. Jimmy Hillberg har övertygats om förvärv av sammanlagt 21 gram heroin och innehav av 3,93 g cannabisharts. Av detta har 20 g heroin huvudsakligen förvärvats i överlåtelsesyfte. Det har emellertid inte rört sig om en så stor mängd narkotika att brottet är att rubricera som grovt. Jimmy Hillberg ska därför dömas för narkotikabrott av normalgraden. Brottet straffvärde uppgår till fängelse 1 år 6 månader. Jimmy Hillbergs återfall i likartad brottslighet under prövotid för skyddstillsyn i förening med brottets art och straffvärde gör att annan påföljd än fängelse är utesluten. Fängelsestraffets längd ska bestämmas i enlighet med straffvärdet.