ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2002:AE5655
ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2002:AE5655
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Court convicts driver of obstructing police speed checks using a prohibited laser shield device.
Netherlands (NL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court convicted the defendant of intentionally obstructing an official speed enforcement operation by using a laser shield. Although the defense argued that interference with police laser guns was statistically unlikely, the court found the device's presence sufficient to invalidate the speed measurement. Consequently, the defendant was sentenced to a fine and confiscation of the contraband equipment.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedWetboek van Strafrecht art. 23, 24, 24c, 33, 33a, 184: The intentional obstruction of an official's lawful duty to investigate crimes, achieved by using a device to interfere with speed measurement, constitutes a punishable offense regardless of the statistical probability of such interference.
Keywords
AI generated
obstruction of justice
laser shield device
speed enforcement
police interference
intentional act
confiscation of property
criminal conviction
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 23 WvSr
art. 24 WvSr
art. 24c WvSr
art. 33 WvSr
art. 33a WvSr
art. 184 WvSr