Vestre Landsret overturned City Court's in absentia detention order due to lack of jurisdiction and ordered detention.
Denmark (DK)
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AI generatedThe Vestre Landsret overturned the City Court's decision to detain the accused in absentia for pre-trial preparation, ruling that the City Court lacked jurisdiction. The court noted the accused was detained without being present while the City Court attempted to process the case. Consequently, the Landsret ordered that the detention in absentia be executed by the competent authority instead.
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AI generatedStraffesagens lovgivning; Straffeproceduralloven: When a lower court lacks jurisdiction over a criminal matter, its orders for detention in absentia are void, and the competent court must execute the detention.
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Landsretten ophævede byrettens kendelse om, at tiltalte varetægtsfængsles in absentia med henblik på fremstilling under ankesag, idet kompetencen ikke lå i byretten. Landsretten bestemte, at der skulle ske fængsling in absentia