Judge previously convicted defendant cannot act as defense counsel in related criminal cases due to conflict of interest.
Sintesi Legislator
Generato dall'IAThe Supreme Court dismissed the objection regarding a judge's eligibility to serve as defense counsel in a subsequent criminal case involving the same defendant. The court found that the judge had previously sentenced the defendant to imprisonment in a related matter, creating a direct conflict of interest under the Code of Judicial Conduct. Consequently, the judge was deemed unable to impartially represent the defendant's interests in the new proceedings.
Regesto Legislator
Generato dall'IASection 3, paragraph 3 of Chapter 15 of the Code of Judicial Conduct; A judge who has previously sentenced a defendant to imprisonment is precluded from acting as defense counsel in subsequent criminal proceedings involving that same defendant due to the inherent conflict of interest.
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A oli toiminut tuomarina rikosasiassa, jossa B oli tuomittu vankeusrangaistukseen. Kysymys siitä, oliko A tällä perusteella esteellinen toimimaan myöhemmin B:n oikeudenkäyntiavustajana toisessa rikosasiassa, jossa tuli rikoslain 7 luvun 6 §:n nojalla määrättäväksi yhteinen vankeusrangaistus sekä siinä että aikaisemmassa asiassa B:n syyksi luetuista rikoksista.
OK 15 luku 3 § 3 mom