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III K 26/13 AI generated

Court dismisses theft charges due to statute of limitations but convicts defendant on lesser fraud charge.

Case Number III K 26/13
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The court dismissed the prosecution against A.G. and M.S. for theft because the statute of limitations had expired. However, it found M.M. guilty of fraud for purchasing a laptop stolen from a company and sentenced him to eight months of imprisonment, suspended for four years. The decision applied the principle that while theft charges were time-barred, the evidence for the fraud charge remained valid and sufficient for conviction.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 122 § 1 k.w.; Art. 291 § 1 k.k.; Art. 5 § 1 pkt. 4 k.p.w.; Art. 69 § 1 k.k.; Art. 70 § 1 pkt. 1 k.k. - The court may dismiss charges based on the statute of limitations while convicting the defendant on a lesser included offense if the evidence supports the conviction for that specific crime.

Keywords

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statute of limitations theft offense fraud conviction suspended sentence lesser included offense

Cited Legislation

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Art. 122 § 1 k.w.
Art. 291 § 1 k.k.
Art. 5 § 1 pkt. 4 k.p.w.
Art. 69 § 1 k.k.
Art. 70 § 1 pkt. 1 k.k.
Art. 85 k.k.
Art. 86 § 1 i 2 k.k.
Art. 4 § 1 k.k.
Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
art. 291 § 1 k.k

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