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SS-1350/2008-VLR ECLI:DK:VLR:2025:SS0000000092 AI generated

Search, visitation, and seizure ordered by police were declared unlawful due to lack of legal basis.

Case Number SS-1350/2008-VLR
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Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The court of appeal overturned the lower court's decision, ruling that the police's search, visitation, and seizure lacked legal justification. The prosecution argued the measures were necessary for investigation, while the defense contended they violated fundamental rights without statutory authority. Consequently, the court declared the specific coercive measures unlawful and ordered the lower court to correct its judgment accordingly.

Legislator headnote

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Straffelovens § 162; Straffelovens § 163: Police measures such as search, visitation, and seizure require explicit statutory authorization; actions taken without such specific legal basis are unlawful.

Keywords

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unlawful search and seizure police powers limitation statutory authorization requirement fundamental rights violation criminal investigation procedure

Cited Legislation

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Straffelovens § 162
Straffelovens § 163
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SS-1171/2009-VLR
Seizure of items found during a search is approved by the appellate court.
SS-3250/2011-OLR
Court upholds restriction on defense lawyers' access to new surveillance materials generated after the ruling. Defense lawyers' access to new surveillance materials generated after the ruling is upheld.
SS-827/2009-VLR
Police search approved by court of appeal despite lower court rejection due to procedural error.
SS-253/2013-OLR
Court remands arrest legality review to lower court while upholding search and seizure legality.
SS-1508/2009-OLR
Court dismisses detention order because weapon possession at home does not constitute public place violation.

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Landsretten ændrer byrettens kendelse således, at den foretagne ransagning, visitation og beslaglæggelse ikke var lovlig