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II Ka 392/20 AI generated

Court revoked suspended sentence and increased driving ban to lifetime for traffic offense appeal.

Case Number II Ka 392/20
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The appellate court partially modified the first-instance judgment regarding the defendant's criminal penalty. The defendant was convicted under Article 178a § 4 of the Criminal Code for a traffic offense, initially receiving a six-month suspended sentence and a one-year driving ban. The court found the original suspension inappropriate and the initial driving ban insufficient given the nature of the violation, leading to the revocation of the suspension and the elevation of the ban to a lifetime prohibition. Consequently, the defendant was ordered to pay court costs for the appeal proceedings.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 178a § 4 k.k.; Art. 438 k.p.k.: The court may exercise reformatory power to revoke a suspended sentence and extend a driving ban when the original penalty fails to adequately reflect the gravity of the traffic offense committed.

Keywords

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suspended sentence revocation lifetime driving ban traffic offense penalty reformatory power criminal appeal procedure

Cited Legislation

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Art. 178a § 4 k.k.
Art. 438 k.p.k.
Art. 627 k.p.k.
Art. 634 k.p.k.
Ustawa 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

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