II Ka 428/20
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Criminal appeal dismissed; sentence upheld due to gross disproportionality claim rejected by appellate court.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court dismissed the appeal filed by the victim's representatives against the first-instance criminal judgment. The defendant argued that the imposed sentence was grossly disproportionate under Article 438(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The court rejected this claim, finding no grounds to alter the penalty despite the appeal's focus on sentencing severity.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 ust. 4 k.p.k.; Art. 634 k.p.k.: The court rejected the appeal regarding gross disproportionality of the sentence, thereby upholding the first-instance judgment on the merits.
Keywords
AI generated
gross disproportionality
criminal appeal
sentencing review
Code of Criminal Procedure
upholding judgment
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 634 k.p.k.
Art. 627 k.p.k.
Art. 2 ust. 1 pkt 5 ustawy z dnia 23 czerwca 1973 r. o opłatach w sprawach karnych
Art. 354 k.p.k.
Art. 624 § 1 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
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