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Supreme Court upholds murder conviction and refusal of release order against defendant's appeal.

Case Number SS-148/2008-HJR
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Denmark dismissed the defendant's appeal, upholding the lower court's conviction for murder and the refusal of a release order. The defendant argued for leniency and freedom from the release order, but the prosecution insisted on maintaining the original judgment. The court found no grounds to alter the decision, confirming the lower court's findings on the material facts and legal application.

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Straffelovens § 217; Straffelovens § 218: The Supreme Court affirms that an appeal against a murder conviction and a refusal of release order must be dismissed if the lower court's factual and legal assessment is correct and no new evidence warrants a retrial.

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murder conviction release order refusal appeal dismissal second instance review criminal appeal procedure
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Landsrettens dom i sag om manddrab stadfæstes

[DOKUMENT] Dom (2 sider) UDSKRIFT AF HØJESTERETS DOMBOG

HØJESTERETS DOM afsagt fredag den 28. november 2008

Sag 148/2008 (2. afdeling)

Rigsadvokaten mod Tiltalte 2 (advokat Anders Boelskifte, beskikket)

I tidligere instans er afsagt dom af Østre Landsrets 1. afdeling den

18. marts 2008.

I pådømmelsen har deltaget fem dommere: Per Walsøe, Asbjørn Jensen, Lene Pagter Kristensen, Thomas Rørdam og Vibeke Rønne.

Påstande Dommen er anket af Tiltalte 2 med påstand om formildelse og om frifindelse for ud-visningspåstanden.

Anklagemyndigheden har påstået stadfæstelse.

Højesterets begrundelse og resultat Af de grunde, der er anført af landsretten, stadfæster Højesteret dommen.

Tiltalte 2 har fortsat været fængslet under anken.

Thi kendes for ret:

Landsrettens dom stadfæstes.

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Tiltalte 2 skal betale sagens omkostninger for Højesteret.

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