Supreme Court dismisses conditional sentence request based on excessive trial duration due to procedural delays.

The Supreme Court of Finland dismissed the applicant's request to convert a prison sentence into a conditional sentence on the grounds of excessive trial duration. The applicant argued that the proceedings were unreasonably prolonged, yet the court found no sufficient justification for the delay. Consequently, the court ruled that the conditions for a conditional sentence were not met, upholding the original custodial penalty.