IV Ka 1053/13
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Court dismisses appeal and terminates proceedings due to expiration of prosecution statute of limitations.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe District Court in Bydgoszcz quashed the first-instance verdict and terminated the criminal proceedings against the defendant. The defense appealed, arguing factual errors regarding the traffic accident, but the appellate court focused on procedural grounds. The court ruled that the prosecution statute of limitations had expired two years after the offense, rendering the case inadmissible for prosecution.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 45 § 1 k.w.; Art. 5 § 1 pkt 4 k.p.w.: The expiration of the prosecution statute of limitations is a mandatory procedural prerequisite that terminates criminal proceedings independently of the scope of the appeal or specific grounds raised by the defense.
Keywords
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statute of limitations
criminal proceedings
prosecution termination
traffic offense
appellate review
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 45 § 1 k.w.
Art. 5 § 1 pkt 4 k.p.w.
Art. 119 k.p.w.
Art. 636 k.p.k.
art. 7 k.p.k
art. 175 §2 k.p.k
art. 377 §3 k.p.k
art. 5 § 1 pkt 4 k.p
art.119 k.p
art.636 k.p.k