A man sentenced to eight months in prison for kidnapping is appealing his conviction, claiming a juror was biased due to belonging to a rival group. The conflict between the groups has been ongoing for years, and the appeal is supported by three independent witnesses.
Juror Accused of Bias in Kidnapping Case Due to Alleged Group Affiliation
Juror Accused of Bias in Kidnapping Case Due to Alleged Group Affiliation
A man was recently sentenced to eight months in prison for, among other things, kidnapping. He is now appealing the verdict, accusing one of the jurors of belonging to a group he has been in conflict with for several years, reports Dagens Juridik.
A man in his 30s was recently convicted of kidnapping, among other charges, for luring a man to Helsingør with two accomplices, overpowering him, and extorting him. The victim was forced to hand over his mobile phone, bank cards with associated codes, and subsequently had his account drained of over 130,000 kronor.
The 31-year-old is now appealing the verdict, writes Dagens Juridik.
According to lawyer Kristoffer Ståhl, one of the jurors who convicted the man belongs to a group in Landskrona that is in conflict with the group the convicted man himself belongs to.
The groups have reportedly been in an ongoing conflict for many years.
Swearing in the Streets
Among other things, the man writes that "normally, curses are exchanged between the parties" when they meet on the street.
To support the claim of bias, Kristoffer Ståhl cites three independent witnesses who can confirm the conflict between the juror and the convicted man.
According to the convicted man, he also trained at the same gym as one of the appellate court judges.