IV K 189/19
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Court combined separate driving bans into one five-year ban for concurrent drug-impaired driving offenses under Polish Criminal Code.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court convicted the defendant of two separate offenses of driving under the influence of drugs and combined the resulting penalties. The prosecution argued for distinct punishments, but the court found a close subjective and objective link between the two incidents occurring within a short timeframe. Consequently, the judge merged the individual three-year and four-year bans into a single five-year ban to ensure proportionality and deterrence.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 85 § 1, 2 k.k.; Art. 86 § 1 k.k.; Art. 90 § 2 k.k.; Art. 42 § 2 k.k.: When concurrent offenses warrant identical types of penalties, such as driving bans, the court must combine them into a single penalty under the rules for combined punishment to avoid excessive duration.
Keywords
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combined punishment
driving ban
concurrent offenses
drug impairment
Criminal Code Poland
proportionality principle
administrative penalty
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 85 § 1 and 2 of the Criminal Code
Art. 86 § 1 of the Criminal Code
Art. 90 § 2 of the Criminal Code
Art. 42 § 2 of the Criminal Code
Art. 43a § 2 of the Criminal Code
Art. 63 § 1 of the Criminal Code
Art. 618 § 1 pkt 11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 17 ust. 2 pkt 3 of the Ministry of Justice Regulation
art. 42 § 2 k.k
art. 90 § 2 k.k
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