II Ka 503/20
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Appeal dismissed; court upheld first-instance conviction for attempted murder and rejected defense's excessive sentence claim.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defense's appeal against the first-instance conviction for attempted murder under Article 191 of the Criminal Code. The defense argued for a lighter sentence based on the defendants' age and the nature of the crime, but the court found no grounds to alter the original judgment. Consequently, the conviction and penalty were upheld, with costs awarded to the state.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k.; Art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.: The court rejected the appeal when the first-instance judgment was legally sound and the alleged disproportionality in sentencing was not substantiated by new facts or legal errors.
Keywords
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attempted murder
excessive sentence
criminal appeal
disproportionate penalty
upholding conviction
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 634 kpk w zw. z art. 636 § 1 kpk w zw. z art. 627 kpk
art. 2 ust. 1 pkt 3 w zw. z art. 2 ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 23 czerwca 1973 r. o opłatach w sprawach karnych
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
art. 454 § 1 k.p.k
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