When two similar cases were compared, where there was a connection in one case and not the other, it was different between offense categories whether penalties were more severe due to the new article.
Þegar borin voru saman tvö sambærileg mál, þar sem var tenging í öðru málinu, en ekki hinu, var mismunandi milli brotaflokka hvort Hæstiréttur þyngdi refsingu vegna ákvæðis 3. mgr. 70. gr. alm. hgl.