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1-06-3628\2 ECLI:EE:VMK:2006:1.06.3628.12688 AI generated

Court dismissed appeal against conviction for theft, rejecting claim that stolen goods were returned to victim.

Case Number 1-06-3628\2
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Estonia (EE)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The court dismissed the defendant's appeal against his conviction for theft, ruling that the alleged return of stolen goods did not negate the criminal act. The defendant argued that the items were returned to the victim before the case was filed, yet the prosecution maintained that the theft was completed at the moment of taking. The court held that the completion of theft depends on the act of taking possession, not on subsequent restitution, thereby upholding the original judgment.

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Section 109 of the Criminal Code; Section 110 of the Criminal Code: The crime of theft is consummated upon the unlawful taking of property, and subsequent return of the goods does not erase the completed offense.

Keywords

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Theft consummation Subsequent restitution Criminal Code Section 109 Possession transfer Completed offense

Cited Legislation

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Section 109 of the Criminal Code
Section 110 of the Criminal Code

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