Court sentenced accomplice to theft to fine and restitution while granting probation to active participants due to minor culpability.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court convicted three defendants of theft and attempted theft, sentencing the instigator to a fine and restitution while granting probation to the active participants. The active participants were found guilty but received suspended sentences due to their minor culpability and lack of prior criminal record. The instigator, who did not physically commit the theft, was sentenced to a fine and ordered to repay the full value of stolen tools.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 284 § 1 k.k.; Art. 66 § 1, 2 k.k.; Art. 67 § 1, 3 k.k.; Art. 37a k.k.; Art. 46 § 1 k.k. The court established that accomplices who merely facilitate a crime without direct execution may receive suspended sentences if their culpability is minor, whereas the instigator who does not personally commit the theft faces a fine and restitution obligation.