IV Ka 420/15
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Appeal court quarts sentence and remands case for retrial due to procedural error in sentencing.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appeal court quashed the first-instance sentence regarding the defendant A. T. and remanded the case for a retrial. The defendant appealed the conviction under Article 86 of the Penal Code, arguing for a different sentencing outcome. The appellate court found a ground for intervention under the Criminal Procedure Code and ordered the lower court to reconsider the matter.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 437 § 2 k.p.k.; Art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k.: The appellate court may quash a first-instance judgment and remand the case for retrial when it identifies a specific ground for intervention that necessitates a new examination of the facts or law.
Keywords
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criminal appeal procedure
quashing of judgment
remittal for retrial
sentencing error
Criminal Procedure Code
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 437 § 2 k.p.k.
Art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k.
Art. 109 § 2 k.p.w.