VI Ka 1092/17
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Court dismisses traffic offense appeal due to statute of limitations expiration under Polish Criminal Code.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's appeal against a first-instance conviction for traffic offenses. The defendant argued for a retrial, but the court found that the criminal liability for the acts had expired by the time of the second-instance judgment. Consequently, the court declared the proceedings against the defendant terminated.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 45 § 1, 2 k.k.; Art. 86 § 1 k.k.; Art. 17 § 1 pkt 6 k.p.k.: When criminal liability expires, the court of appeal must quash the first-instance judgment and terminate the proceedings.
Keywords
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statute of limitations
criminal liability expiration
traffic offense
proceedings termination
second instance appeal
Polish Criminal Code
quashing judgment
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 45 § 1, 2 k.k.
Art. 86 § 1 k.k.
Art. 17 § 1 pkt 6 k.p.k.
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