IV U 778/18
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Court dismissed appeal; expert medical opinion binds judge on factual medical assessment without independent contrary evaluation.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court dismissed the appeal against a first-instance judgment regarding a medical expert's opinion. The lower court relied on the experts' findings without forming an independent contrary assessment of the factual state. The court ruled that judges cannot deviate from expert opinions based on their own evaluation of the same facts.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 230 § 1 k.p.k.; Art. 231 § 1 k.p.k.: A court cannot adopt a position different from that expressed in expert medical opinions based on its own independent evaluation of the factual state.
Keywords
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expert medical opinion
judicial independence
factual assessment
appellate review
binding evidence
criminal procedure
court discretion
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 230 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 231 § 1 k.p.k.
Full text
Przy ocenie opinii biegłych lekarzy sąd nie może zająć stanowiska odmiennego niż wyrażone w tej opinii, na podstawie własnej oceny stanu faktycznego.