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SS-889/2010-VLR ECLI:DK:VLR:2022:SS0000001997 AI generated

Defense costs for independent expert review of traffic officer calculations are allowed, but material transfer for main trial is denied.

Case Number SS-889/2010-VLR
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Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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Legislator summary

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The court upheld the lower court's decision with modifications, permitting the defense to claim costs for an independent expert to review traffic officer calculations and their assumptions. However, the court refused to address the request to transfer relevant materials to the defense expert for the main criminal trial. This distinction was made because the specific request for material transfer regarding the main trial proceedings was not yet ripe for decision at this procedural stage.

Legislator headnote

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Straffelovens § 193; Straffelovens § 194: While the defense may claim costs for an independent expert to review specific calculations made by a traffic officer, the court may defer ruling on the transfer of materials to the expert for the main trial if the issue is not yet determinable.

Keywords

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defense costs independent expert traffic officer calculations material transfer criminal procedure procedural stage Vestre Landsret

Cited Legislation

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Straffelovens § 193
Straffelovens § 194
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BS-3611/2011-OLR
Appeal dismissed; small claims strict relevance standard prevents new expert evidence from being admissible.
BS-749/2011-VLR
Court allows attachment to be included in documents presented to the expert for appraisal.
BS-1255/2008-VLR
Court upholds lower court decision rejecting submission of two attachments in civil proceedings.
SS-1544/2024-OLR
Court upholds lower court ruling on prosecutor's evidence documentation and defense access to underlying report materials.
BS-6473/2017-VLR
Court allows disclosure of Ministry letter as party submission despite general rule against third-party documents.

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Byrettens kendelse stadfæstes med de ændringer, at forsvareren alene kan få godtgjort udgifterne til at indhente egen sagkyndig bistand til gennemgang af bilinspektørens beregninger samt forudsætninger for beregningerne mv., og at der ikke nu tages stilling til spørgsmålet om overlevering af relevant materiale til den sagkyndige i sag om, hvorvidt den beskikkede forsvarer kan indhente sagkyndig bistand under hovedforhandling af straffesagen