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DUI sentence increased from 50 to 70 days due to aggravating circumstances during probation. Dismissed appeal for leniency.

Case Number SS-983/2017-VLR
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Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Court of Appeal upheld the first-instance judgment but increased the sentence for driving under the influence from 50 to 70 days. The defendant argued for leniency, while the prosecution requested a harsher penalty. The court ruled that the offense occurred during the probation period and under aggravating circumstances, justifying the increase.

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Straffeloven § 160; Straffeloven § 161: When an offense is committed during the probation period or under aggravating circumstances, the sentence may be increased despite the defendant's request for leniency.

Keywords

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driving under influence probation period offense aggravating circumstances sentence enhancement appeal for leniency

Cited Legislation

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Straffeloven § 160
Straffeloven § 161
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SS-2087/2008-OLR
Appeal court increases sentence to seven months prison due to recidivism and drug trafficking.
SS-2358/2012-VLR
Court increases sentence to 60 days for two repeat offenses of drunk driving on an unregistered moped.
SS-1533/2018-VLR
Second instance court increases sentence to 20 days and orders deportation to Syria with 6-year ban.
SS-2152/2021-VLR
Court reduces sentence for possession of grenade casing without detonator, finding no aggravated circumstances.
SS-1386/2024-VLR
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Byrettens dom blev stadfæstet med den ændring, at straffen blev forhøjet til fængsel i 70 dage

[DOKUMENT] Afgørelse (2 sider) DOM

afsagt den 7. juli 2017 af Vestre Landsrets 5. afdeling (dommerne Erik P. Bentzen, Hanne Kildal og Hans-Jørgen Nymark Beck) i ankesag

V.L. S–0983–17

Anklagemyndigheden mod Tiltalte

født den Dato 1984 (advokat Jens Christian Christensen, Sæby)

Retten i Aalborg har den 8. maj 2017 afsagt dom i 1. instans (rettens nr. 12-1433/2017).

Påstande

Tiltalte har påstået formildelse.

Anklagemyndigheden har påstået skærpelse af straffen til fængsel i 70 dage.

Tiltalte har ikke personligt været til stede under ankesagens behandling.

Landsrettens begrundelse og resultat

Ved straffens fastsættelse lægges vægt på, at spirituskørslen er foregået under skærpende omstændigheder og i frakendelsestiden. På denne baggrund forhøjes straffen for spirituskørslen, der isoleret set ville medføre fængsel i 50 dage, til fængsel i 70 dage.

Med den anførte ændring stadfæster landsretten dommen.

T h i k e n d e s f o r r e t:

Byrettens dom stadfæstes med den ændring, at straffen forhøjes til fængsel i 70 dage.

Tiltalte skal betale sagens omkostninger for landsretten.

Erik P. Bentzen Hanne Kildal Hans-Jørgen Nymark Beck