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SS-587/2008-HBK ECLI:DK:HBK:2025:SS0000000024 AI generated

Court dismisses pretrial detention request for minor theft, finding insufficient evidence of flight risk or danger to public safety.

Case Number SS-587/2008-HBK
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The court dismissed the request for pretrial detention against the defendant charged with theft under Danish criminal law. The prosecution argued that the defendant posed a flight risk and danger to the public, but the court found the circumstances of the minor theft insufficient to justify deprivation of liberty. Consequently, the court ruled that the defendant could be held at large pending trial without violating legal safeguards.

Legislator headnote

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Straffelovens § 119, stk. 1, jf. § 23; § 118, stk. 1, jf. § 23: Pretrial detention is only permissible when there is a concrete risk of flight or danger to public safety, which must be weighed against the presumption of innocence and proportionality.

Keywords

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pretrial detention theft offense flight risk assessment public safety danger proportionality principle criminal procedure detention justification

Cited Legislation

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Straffelovens § 119, stk. 1, jf. § 23
overtrædelse af straffelovens § 119, stk. 1, jf. § 23 og § 118, stk.
Straffelovens § 118, stk. 1, jf. § 23
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Kendelse om varetægtsfængsling for bl.a. overtrædelse af straffelovens § 119, stk. 1, jf. § 23 og § 118, stk. 1, jf. § 23