VI Ka 619/19
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Court dismissed appeal on excessive sentence claim, upholding original sentence as not grossly disproportionate.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court dismissed the defense's appeal regarding the excessive nature of the imposed sentence. The defendant argued that the penalty was grossly disproportionate under Article 438(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code, while the prosecution maintained the sentence was appropriate given the criminal history and prior incarceration. The court found no evidence of a rażca niewspółmierność (gross disproportionality) and upheld the first-instance judgment.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 ust. 4 k.p.k.; Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k. w zw. z art. 634 k.p.k.: The court rejected the claim of grossly disproportionate punishment when the sentence aligns with the severity of the offense and the offender's criminal record.
Keywords
AI generated
excessive sentence appeal
gross disproportionality
criminal procedure code
proportionality principle
appellate review
criminal history
penal sanction
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 ust. 4 k.p.k.
Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 634 k.p.k.
art. 438 pkt 1 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k
art. 439 k.p.k
art. 115 § 2 k.k
art. 58 § 1 k.k
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