KKO 469/2011
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Supreme Court held a convicted official was not criminally liable due to lack of capacity at the time of the crime.
Finland (FI)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the prosecution's appeal regarding a public official convicted of violence and other offenses. The defense argued the official lacked criminal capacity at the time of the acts due to mental state. The court found the evidence insufficient to prove the official was not criminally liable when the crimes occurred.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedLaki rikosvastuusta (1984) 10 §; Laki rikosvastuusta (1984) 11 §: A person cannot be held criminally liable if they lacked the capacity to understand the unlawfulness of their actions or to control their conduct at the time of the offense.
Keywords
AI generated
criminal capacity
mental state
public official
lack of liability
supreme court
criminal law
defense argument
Cited Legislation
AI generatedLaki rikosvastuusta (1984) 10 §
Laki rikosvastuusta (1984) 11 §
Related Decisions
AI generatedkko-other_1997_1381
Supreme Court held that a defendant's lack of understanding of crimes does not automatically preclude criminal liability.
kko-other_2006_13
Supreme Court held that a defendant with prior convictions lacked criminal responsibility due to mental illness.
kko-other_2004_2630
Supreme Court held that a defendant's lack of understanding during the crime negates criminal liability under Finnish law.
kko-other_1995_4261
Supreme Court dismisses appeal regarding mental state for aggravated assault where emergency defense was excessive.
kko-other_1996_1882
Supreme Court allows reduction of joint prison sentence for time served under Criminal Code Chapter 11 Section 11.
Full text
Kysymys siitä, oliko virkamiehen väkivaltaisesta vastustamisesta ynnä muusta rangaistukseen tuomittu ollut rikostensa tekoaikana syyntakeeton.