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May 28, 2012
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The following articles have been tagged with "Lay_judge":
Court frees 'exorcized' teen girl's parents
National: 17 Apr 12
The father and step-mother of a 14-year-old girl from western Sweden, charged with repeatedly beating and burning the girl because they “thought she was a witch”, were freed of all charges on Tuesday.
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Convicted lay judges found working in Sweden
National: 20 Feb 12
The discovery that several of Sweden's lay judges have continued to work while having criminal records of their own has resulted in many either stepping down or being fired.
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Judge falls asleep twice during trial
Society: 6 Jan 12
When one of Stockholm's top civil servants was recently acquitted of invoice fraud, one of the lay judges fell asleep twice during the legal proceedings, causing the prosecutor to question the verdict.
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Knutby nanny who killed lover's wife set free
Society: 14 Dec 11
Sara Svensson, the nanny convicted of killing the wife of a pastor with whom she was having an affair, in the village of Knutby, eastern Sweden, in 2004, has been ordered released from institutional psychiatric care.
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15-year-old Swede beats filesharing charges
Society: 30 Aug 11
A 15-year-old boy who had been reported to police by his school for violating Sweden's copyright laws was acquitted by a court in Gothenburg on Tuesday in what a prosecutor called an “absurd” ruling.
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Boy convicted for sex with 13-year-old girlfriend
National: 27 Jul 11
A 15-year-old Swedish boy has been convicted of child sex crimes for having sex with his 13-year-old girlfriend.
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Assange right to slam Swedish courts: lawyers
National: 5 May 11
Nearly one third of Swedish lawyers, including best-selling author and lawyer Jens Lapidus, believe WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange is warranted in criticising the Swedish legal system, a new survey shows.
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Convictions overturned in Malmö pimping trial
National: 18 Feb 11
A Swedish appeals court has overturned guilty verdicts served to two men in connection with the sale of a mentally handicapped 14-year-old girl for sex, reducing a third man's sentence for pimping.
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Somalia terror suspects released pending verdict
National: 9 Feb 11
The two Swedish men convicted of planning terrorist crimes in Somalia have been released by the appeals court in Gothenburg pending a verdict on their case.
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Pirate Bay trial set to reopen
Science & Technology: 26 Sep 10
An appeal by the four men convicted in the Pirate Bay trial opens on Tuesday, in the wake of a separate Supreme Court ruling which in practice protects file-sharers from prosecution.
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Politician axed over anti-gay rhetoric
Politics: 31 Jul 10
A Moderate Party politician in Stockholm has been stripped of his duties after making offensive comments on a rival politician’s blog about homosexuals and their right to adopt.
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Christian Democrats propose jury duty
Politics: 3 Jun 10
The Christian Democrats have proposed kicking out politically appointed lay judges and introducing jury duty for all citizens emulating the model used in common law countries like the US and England.
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Swedes settle for world hockey bronze
Sport: 24 May 10
Sweden rounded off their ice hockey world championships with a 3-1 win over hosts Germany to claim the bronze in the the third-place play-off in Cologne on Sunday.
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Smuggling charges dropped after birthday boy revealed drinks list
Society: 20 Jan 10
A 20-year-old Swedish man has been acquitted of smuggling charges after convincing a court that the 1,600 litres of beer and 30 litres of spirits found by customs officials were simply a few of the items on his birthday party beverage list.
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Gangster cites sleepy judge in forced tattoo case appeal
Society: 16 Oct 09
A lay judge slept his way through a court case which resulted in the convictions of two gangsters for forcing an 18-year-old boy to cover an offending tattoo, one of the men has claimed in his appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Spotify ties make Pirate Bay judge biased: court
Science & Technology: 29 Sep 09
A Swedish court ruled on Tuesday that a lay judge set to hear the next phase of the Pirate Bay trial is unsuitable for the job because he works for the Spotify digital music service.
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Bias allegations mount in Pirate Bay case
Science & Technology: 24 Sep 09
Two of the three judges in the Pirate Bay case are biased, according to the defence counsel, Per E. Samuelsson, in a new submission to the appeals court.
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New bias suspicions in Pirate Bay legal battle
Science & Technology: 21 Sep 09
Rumours are circulating about another possible conflict of interest in the upcoming appeals court proceedings against the men behind Swedish file sharing site, The Pirate Bay.
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Prison for Stockholm casino shooter
National: 22 Jul 09
The 23-year-old man charged for shooting in the entrance of Casino Cosmopol in Stockholm on Christmas Eve has been sentenced to ten years in prison for attempted murder.
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Supreme Court in landmark rape rulings
National: 3 Jul 09
Testimony from the victim of an alleged rape is not sufficient to secure a conviction without additional supporting evidence, Sweden’s highest court ruled on Friday.
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No retrial in Pirate Bay case
Science & Technology: 25 Jun 09
Sweden's Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that the judge in the high profile Pirate Bay case was not biased, as has been claimed by lawyers representing the men behind the popular file sharing site.
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Pirate Bay lawyer calls for retrial
Society: 23 Apr 09
A lawyer representing one of the men convicted in the Pirate Bay trial has called for a retrial after reports that the judge was a member of the same copyright protection organisations as several of the main entertainment industry representatives.
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Court dismisses Arboga retrial bid
National: 5 Sep 08
There will be no new trial of the Arboga murder case following the Svea Court of Appeal’s rejection of an appeal by the defendant, Christine Schürrer.
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Accused child murderer appeals retrial rejection
National: 1 Sep 08
Christine Schürrer has appealed last week’s district court decision to forgo a retrial in the Arboga murder case following accusations that lay judges were biased.
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'No new trial' in Arboga murder case
National: 29 Aug 08
A court in western Sweden has decided not to hold a new trial in the case of the murder of two toddlers in Arboga, despite claims that several lay judges were biased against the main suspect.
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German woman requests new trial
National: 28 Aug 08
Christine Schürrer, the German woman expected to be found guilty of murdering two toddlers in Arboga in March, is requesting a new trial because of statements in the media made by lay judges.
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Lay judge resigns from Arboga murder case
National: 27 Aug 08
A woman tasked with ruling on a high-profile double murder case has stepped down from her position after making comments described by the judge in the case as "completely lacking in judgment".
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Judge wrote anti-immigrant letters to Prime Minister
Society: 11 Jul 08
A Swedish magistrate wrote anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim letters to Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt while judging in criminal cases involving immigrants.
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Ericsson execs acquitted in tax case
Business & Money: 10 Jul 08
Five Ericsson executives accused of faking invoices in an attempt to slash the company’s tax bill have been found not guilty by an appeal court in Stockholm.
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Dozens indicted over Vietnam child smuggling
National: 1 Feb 08
A major child smuggling ring is suspected of bringing dozens of children from Vietnam to Sweden, prosecutors say.
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Police guard teen murder trial
National: 9 Jan 08
Police assembled in Karlskrona on Wednesday to guard the trial of a 50-year-old man charged with the murder of a 15-year-old boy.
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Plastic surgeon 'had sex with staff'
National: 21 Nov 07
A 53-year-old plastic surgeon convicted of rape claims to have had consensual sex with two members of staff at his clinic.
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Plastic surgeon changes story over rape
Society: 20 Nov 07
A plastic surgeon from Malmö convicted of raping a patient while she was under anesthetic now claims she consented to sex.
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Teen cleared of murdering colleague
National: 31 Jul 07
A 17-year-old boy has been acquitted of murdering a 35-year-old colleague at a restaurant in western Sweden. The murdered man was killed in the restaurant in Borås in April.
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Neo-Nazi convicted of gay-bashing
Society: 11 Apr 07
The leader of a neo-Nazi group in southern Sweden has been jailed for three months for an attack on the local headquarters of gay rights group RFSL.
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Courtroom romance as trial turns into wedding
National: 12 Mar 07
A man and woman on trial in connection with a car theft turned their trial into an impromptu wedding on Friday, after asking a judge to marry them in court.
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Ex-criminals appointed as Swedish judges
Politics: 7 Feb 07
People with criminal records have been appointed lay judges in Swedish courts. The appointments have been made by councillors for the far-right Sweden Democrats following their election success.
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Policeman cleared of pimping charges
National: 7 Feb 07
A Gothenburg policeman has been cleared of pimping charges after his ex-girlfriend, a prostitute, accused him of profiting from her services.
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Anti-immigrant party provides migration court judges
National: 14 Nov 06
The anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats are to have 20 lay judges in Skåne county court, which incorporates one of Sweden's three immigration courts. We will act according to the rules, says the party's spokesman.
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Sweden Democrats appoint 300 judges
Society: 18 Oct 06
The Sweden Democrats' electoral success means that they are able to appoint about 300 lay judges to district and county courts in Sweden. Anti-racist campaigners express concern.
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Female judge held for child rape
National: 9 Jun 06
A female lay judge from Örebro has been detained for raping a 13-year old boy, according to reports in local press.
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Högsby killer appeals murder conviction
Society: 17 May 06
The 18-year old convicted of murdering his sister's boyfriend is appealing for the charge to be reduced to manslaughter. But prosecutors want to convict his parents, and argue that the crime was an honour killing.
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Ulf Olsson sent to secure hospital
National: 5 Jul 05
Ulf Olsson, sentenced life in prison for the murders of Helén Nilsson and Jannica Ekblad in 1989, was mentally ill when he committed the murders and should be moved to a secure mental hospital, a court in Malmö rules.
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
Prime Minister Reinfeldt chats with The Local »
"If you missed it yesterday, here’s The Local’s editor David Landes snagging Prime Minister Reinfeldt for a chat before Princess Estelle’s baptism. Always nice to know the PM has time for TL!" READ »
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