II Ka 7/18
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Court upheld conviction for public indecency and drinking, rejecting appeal on penalty proportionality grounds.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal upheld the first-instance verdict convicting the defendant of public indecency, failure to identify police, and public drinking. The defendant appealed, arguing the 400 zloty fine was disproportionately severe given his pension income. The court rejected this claim, finding the penalty fair, justified, and commensurate with the three offenses committed.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 24 § 3 k.k.; Art. 437 § 1 k.p.k.: A criminal penalty is considered 'shockingly disproportionate' only if, based on circumstances affecting sentencing, a clear and unacceptable difference exists between the imposed and the appropriate penalty; mere differences in assessment do not constitute such disproportionality.
Keywords
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proportionality of penalty
public indecency offense
failure to identify police
public drinking prohibition
criminal appeal procedure
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 24 § 3 k.k.
Art. 437 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 109 § 2 k.p.w.
Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 119 k.k.
Cited Case Law
AI generatedOSNPG 1974 / 3-4 / 51
OSNPK 1995 / 6 / 18
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Court acquits defendant on one fraud charge but upholds conviction and fine for public order breach.
IX W 202/16
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