II Ka 252/20
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Criminal appeal dismissed; court upheld sentence for theft, rejecting excessive penalty claim as not rażing.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's appeal against the first-instance judgment convicting him of theft. The defense argued for a reduction in the sentence, claiming it was excessively harsh, while the prosecution maintained the original penalty was appropriate. The court rejected this claim, ruling that the imposed sentence did not reach the threshold of being rażingly disproportionate under Polish criminal procedure law.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 § 4 k.p.k.; Art. 634 k.p.k. in conjunction with Art. 627 and Art. 636 k.p.k.; A criminal sentence is not considered rażingly disproportionate merely because it is severe, but only if it lacks a rational connection to the gravity of the offense and the circumstances.
Keywords
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criminal appeal
excessive penalty
theft conviction
disproportionate sentence
costs of proceedings
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 § 4 k.p.k.
Art. 634 k.p.k.
Art. 627 k.p.k.
Art. 636 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. 437 § 2 k.p.k
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