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IV Ka 522/13 AI generated

Appeal dismissed; court upheld first-instance verdict on traffic offense citing free evaluation of evidence.

Case Number IV Ka 522/13
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's appeal against the first-instance judgment convicting him of a traffic offense. The defendant argued that the expert opinion was flawed and that the court ignored exculpatory evidence regarding the tow hook. The court rejected these claims, affirming that the lower court properly evaluated all evidence and applied the principle of free assessment of evidence without error.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 437 § 1 k.p.k.; Art. 170 § 1 pkt 2 k.p.k.; Art. 201 k.p.k.; The court of appeal must uphold the first-instance judgment if the lower court's reasoning regarding the free evaluation of evidence is sound and no errors in fact-finding or application of procedural law are evident.

Keywords

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free evaluation of evidence expert opinion admissibility traffic offense conviction appeal against verdict procedural error review

Cited Legislation

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Art. 437 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 170 § 1 pkt 2 k.p.k.
Art. 201 k.p.k.
Art. 4 k.p.k.
art. 4 k.p.k
art. 424§1 pkt 1 k.p.k

Cited Case Law

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SN z 8.04.1997 r., IV KKN 58/97

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