IV Ka 910/19
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Court quashes first-instance conviction for attempted murder due to improper legal qualification and lack of defense appeal on guilt.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court partially allowed the defense's appeal, quashing the first-instance conviction for attempted murder. The lower court had incorrectly qualified the defendant's actions as a crime, while the defense successfully argued that the facts did not meet the legal elements of the charge. Consequently, the court changed the verdict to acquit the defendant and shifted all procedural costs to the state.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 1 k.p.k.; Art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k.: An appeal on behalf of the accused regarding the legal qualification of an act is admissible if it challenges the material law error in the conviction, leading to a change of the verdict if the qualification is found erroneous.
Keywords
AI generated
attempted murder
legal qualification
defense appeal
acquittal
procedural costs
appellate review
material law error
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 65 § 1 k.k.s.
Art. 37 § 1 pkt 1 k.k.s.
Art. 438 pkt 1 k.p.k.
Art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k.
Art. 632 k.p.k.
art. 65 § 1 k.k
art. 37 § 1 pkt 1 k.k
art. 438 pkt 1 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k
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