Supreme Court dismisses appeal where prior sentence was conditional, negating its role as a mitigating factor for new crime.

The Supreme Court of Finland dismissed the appeal regarding the imposition of a sentence for an assault. The lower court had considered a previous prison sentence as a mitigating circumstance and a barrier to probation, but the appellant argued this was invalid because the prior sentence was actually conditional. The court ruled that a conditional sentence does not constitute a completed prison term for the purpose of mitigation or probation barriers, thereby overturning the lower court's assessment.