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SS-1190/2021-OLR ECLI:DK:OLR:2023:SS0000000208 AI generated

Appeal dismissed because defendant failed to appear without documented legal excuse in criminal proceedings.

Case Number SS-1190/2021-OLR
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's appeal because he failed to appear at the main hearing without a documented legal excuse. Although the defense lawyer claimed the defendant was en route and expected to arrive shortly, no proof of this absence was provided. The court ruled that since the defendant's absence was unexcused and the court did not find it necessary to proceed in his absence, the appeal must be rejected under the relevant procedural law.

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Retsplejelovens § 920, stk. 2: An appeal by a defendant who fails to appear at the main hearing without a documented legal excuse shall be dismissed unless the court exceptionally decides to proceed in the defendant's absence.

Keywords

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criminal appeal dismissal failure to appear documented legal excuse main hearing absence procedural default

Cited Legislation

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Retsplejelovens § 920, stk. 2
Anklageren anmodede om, at tiltales anke afvises i medfør af retsplejelovens § 920, stk. 2.
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SS-3341/2017-OLR
Appeal dismissed because the defendant missed the statutory deadline and the prosecutor's prior non-objection was insufficient to extend it.
SS-27293/2019-KBH
Court dismisses appeal regarding illegal expiration of prosecution for drug offense under Danish Criminal Law.
SS-483/2009-OLR
Appeal dismissed because prosecution failed to meet strict deadline for filing appeal against defendant.
SS-81/2021-HJR
Appeal dismissed: Defendant's absence at trial start justified dismissal of evidence request under § 920.2. Evidence rule applied.
SS-3283/2006-VLR
Appeal dismissed because defendant failed to appear without valid reason, preventing fair trial proceedings.

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Sag om hvorvidt tiltaltes anke kan imødekommes

[DOKUMENT] Retsbog med kendelse (2 sider) UDSKRIFT AF ØSTRE LANDSRETS RETSBOG ____________

Den 23. maj 2022 kl. 09:30 holdt Østre Landsret offentligt retsmøde i retsbygningen i Nordhavn.

Som dommere fungerede landsdommerne Ulla Staal, Henrik Hjort Elmquist og Vita Hjort Horneman (kst.), førstnævnte som rettens formand.

Der foretoges hovedforhandling

13. afd. nr. S-1190-21: Anklagemyndigheden mod Tiltalte (Født 1993) (advokat Karin Dawson Svenningsen, besk.)

For anklagemyndigheden mødte Statsadvokaten i København ved Anklager.

Som beskikket forsvarer mødte advokat Karin Dawson Svenningsen.

Tiltalte var ikke mødt kl. 09:42.

Retsformanden bemærkede, at indkaldelsen af tiltalte til hovedforhandlingen er lovlig for-kyndt for pågældende ved forenklet digital forkyndelse.

Anklageren anmodede om, at tiltales anke afvises i medfør af retsplejelovens § 920, stk. 2.

Forsvareren oplyste, at hun netop havde været i telefonisk kontakt med tiltalte, der havde oplyst, at han var på vej til retten, og at han forventede at være fremme i løbet af kort tid. Forsvareren påstod under henvisning hertil hovedforhandlingen udsat.

Efter votering afsagdes kl. 09:45

k e n d e l s e:

Da tiltalte er udeblevet fra hovedforhandlingen i landsretten uden dokumenteret lovligt forfald, og da retten ikke undtagelsesvis finder det nødvendigt at fremme sagen i hans fra-vær, afviser retten tiltaltes anke, jf. retsplejelovens § 920, stk. 2.

T h i b e s t e m m e s:

Den af Tiltalte iværksatte anke afvises.

Retten tillagde den for landsretten beskikkede forsvarer, advokat Karin Dawson Svenning-sen, i salær 3.620 kr. med tillæg af moms, der betales endeligt af domfældte.

Sagen sluttet.

Retten hævet.