Court orders defendant to pay 380 PLN damages for property damage despite prior acquittal on costs.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court modified the first-instance judgment to order the defendant to pay 380 PLN in damages to the victim for property damage. Although the lower court found the defendant guilty but exempted him from litigation costs, the victim appealed, arguing the court should have ordered compensation under the relevant criminal code provisions. The appellate court rejected the lower court's reasoning that insufficient data prevented a damages assessment, noting that the court had already established the specific loss amount and thus failed to fulfill its duty to order compensation.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 124 § 4 kw; Art. 28 § 4 kw; If a court of first instance finds a defendant guilty of property damage and establishes the specific amount of loss, it must order compensation; failure to do so constitutes an error in judgment warranting appellate intervention.