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SS-2425/2010-OLR ECLI:DK:OLR:2022:SS0000001897 AI generated

High court upholds lower court's refusal to appoint defense counsel for two officers in a criminal case.

Case Number SS-2425/2010-OLR
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Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
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The High Court of Denmark upheld the City Court's decision to deny the appointment of defense counsel for two officers. The City Court rejected the request because the officers were deemed capable of defending themselves without legal assistance. The High Court agreed, finding no error in the lower court's assessment of the officers' ability to handle their own defense.

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Straffeprocessloven § 190; Straffeprocessloven § 191: The court may refuse to appoint defense counsel if the accused is considered capable of defending themselves without legal assistance.

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defense counsel appointment criminal procedure Denmark capacity to defend high court review officer rights

Cited Legislation

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Straffeprocessloven § 190
Straffeprocessloven § 191
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SS-1305/2011-OLR
Court dismisses appeal allowing self-representation without counsel under Danish Criminal Procedure Act Article 731.
SS-1786/2008-VLR
Court upholds lower court's appointment of defense counsel for a criminal defendant.
SS-16582/2010-KBH
Court dismisses request for defense lawyer appointment during police interrogation due to lack of statutory grounds.
SS-2006/2009-VLR
Appeal dismissed; court upholds lower court's decision on main hearing interference in criminal proceedings.
SS-516/2022-OLR
Court dismissed police request to lift defense counsel's duty of secrecy based on prior Supreme Court ruling.

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Landsretten stadfæster byrettens afgørelse i sag om beskikkelse af forsvarer i forbindelse med afhøring

[DOKUMENT] Retsbog med kendelse (1 sider) UDSKRIFT AF ØSTRE LANDSRETS DOMBOG ____________ KENDELSE

Afsagt den 1. september 2010 af Østre Landsrets 20. afdeling (landsdommerne Frosell, B. Tegldal og Bodil Dalgaard Hammer (kst.)).

20. afd. kære nr. S-2425-10: Anklagemyndigheden mod 1) Tiltalte 1, tidligere Person 1 2) Tiltalte 2, tidligere Person 2 (begge ved advokat Torben Koch)

Advokat Torben Koch har på vegne af oberstløjtnant Tiltalte 1, tidligere Person 1 og oberstløjtnant Tiltalte 2, tidligere Person 2 kæret Københavns Byrets afgørelse af 29. juli 2010 (98- 16582/2010), hvorefter by-retten afslog at beskikke advokat Torben Koch som forsvarer for Tiltalte 1, tidligere Person 1 og Tiltalte 2, tidligere Person 2.

Af de grunde, der er anført af byretten, bestemmes:

Byrettens afgørelse stadfæstes.

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