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VI Ka 28/20 AI generated

Criminal appeal dismissed; defense lawyer's fee claim allowed; defendant exempted from court costs.

Case Number VI Ka 28/20
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The appellate court dismissed the defendant's appeal regarding the conviction under Article 157 § 2 of the Criminal Code. While the defense argued for a change in the legal qualification and factual findings, the court upheld the original judgment. Consequently, the court awarded the defense lawyer's fees but exempted the defendant from paying the state's court costs.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 438 pkt 1, 2, 3 k.p.k.; Art. 29 ust. 1 ustawy Prawo o adwokaturze; Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.; Art. 634 k.p.k.; The court's decision to uphold a criminal conviction stands unless the appeal demonstrates a violation of substantive law, procedural law, or factual errors affecting the verdict, while separate provisions govern the award of defense fees and the allocation of court costs.

Keywords

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criminal appeal dismissal defense lawyer fees court costs allocation legal qualification error factual findings review

Cited Legislation

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Art. 438 pkt 1 k.p.k.
Art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k.
Art. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k.
Art. 29 ust. 1 ustawy Prawo o adwokaturze
Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 634 k.p.k.
§ 17 ust. 2 pkt 4 Rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 3 października 2016r. w sprawie ponoszenia przez Skarb Państwa kosztów nieopłaconej pomocy prawnej udzielonej przez adwokata z urzędu
art. 157 § 2 k.k
art. 438 pkt 1 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k
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