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BS-2440/2014-VLR ECLI:DK:VLR:2022:BS0000002491 AI generated

Court upholds lower court decision dismissing evidence preservation request under Danish Criminal Procedure Act Section 57a.

Case Number BS-2440/2014-VLR
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Vestre Landsret confirmed the lower court's decision to reject the request for evidence preservation under Section 57a of the Criminal Procedure Act. The applicant sought to secure evidence regarding a specific incident, but the court found the request lacked sufficient justification for immediate preservation. Consequently, the court ruled that the procedural requirements for such a measure were not met in this instance.

Legislator headnote

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rpl. § 57a; The court must strictly assess whether the specific circumstances warrant immediate evidence preservation, and a request will be dismissed if the necessity and proportionality criteria are not satisfied.

Keywords

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evidence preservation criminal procedure Section 57a lower court decision procedural requirements

Cited Legislation

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rpl. § 57a
Byrettens afgørelse stadfæstes, i sag om bevissikringsundersøgelse i medfør af rpl. § 57a
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Byrettens afgørelse stadfæstes, i sag om bevissikringsundersøgelse i medfør af rpl. § 57a