VII K 302/13
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Court acquits two medical staff for negligence causing fetal death due to lack of specific victim identification.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court acquitted two medical professionals of negligence charges resulting in the death of one fetus. The prosecution argued that both the duty-of-care nurse and the head of the department failed to perform necessary tests and transfer the patient to a higher-level hospital. The court ruled that criminal liability under the relevant article requires identifying a specific individual victim facing a direct threat, which was not established in this case.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 160 § 3 kk w zw. z art. 160 § 2 kk; Criminal liability for negligence requires the identification of a specific individual victim facing a direct threat to life or health, as the legal consequence is characterized by individual danger rather than abstract risk.
Keywords
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negligence in medical care
fetal death criminal liability
specific victim identification
indirect harm criminal law
medical duty of care
criminal negligence standard
procedural acquittal
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 160 § 3 kk w zw. z art. 160 § 2 kk
Art. 632 pkt 2 k.p.k.
Art. 616 § 1 pkt 2 k.p.k.
art. 632 pkt 2 k.p.k
art. 616 § 1 pkt 2 k.p.k
art. 160 § 3 k.k
art. 160 § 2 k.k
art. 160 k.k