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II Ka 461/20 AI generated

Criminal appeal dismissed; defendant's arguments on sentencing proportionality and procedural errors rejected by appellate court.

Case Number II Ka 461/20
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The appellate court dismissed the defendant's appeal against the first-instance judgment convicting him of theft and attempted theft. The defendant argued that the sentence was disproportionately severe and that procedural errors occurred during the trial. The court rejected these claims, finding no grounds to alter the conviction or the penalty imposed.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 438 pkt 2, 3, 4 k.p.k.; Art. 634 k.p.k.; The appellate court may reject an appeal if the first-instance judgment is free of procedural errors and the sentence is not unreasonably disproportionate to the crime.

Keywords

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criminal appeal proportionality of sentence procedural error theft conviction appellate review

Cited Legislation

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Art. 634 k.p.k.
Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 627 k.p.k.
Art. 8 ust. 1 pkt 5 ustawy z dnia 23 czerwca 1973 r. o opłatach w sprawach karnych
art. 438 pkt 1 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k
art. 439 k.p.k
art. 437 § 2 k.p.k

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