II K 323/20
AI generated
Court combines sentences under old law due to harsher new law, setting total term at 2 years 11 months.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court combined multiple prison sentences into a single joint sentence of 2 years and 11 months. The defendant had been convicted of nine crimes over seven years, with the defense arguing for leniency based on the new 2020 law. The court applied the pre-2020 legal standard because the new law would have imposed a harsher maximum penalty for combining sentences.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 85 § 1 k.k.; Art. 86 § 1 k.k.: The court must compare the legal regimes at the time of the crime and the time of the final judgment to select the one more favorable to the accused, applying the older, less severe rule for combining sentences when the new law imposes a stricter maximum.
Keywords
AI generated
combination of sentences
favorable law principle
prison term calculation
Kodeks karny
retroactive application
multiple offenses
judicial discretion
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 85 § 1 k.k.
Art. 85 § 2 k.k.
Art. 86 § 1 k.k.
Art. 4 § 1 k.k.
art. 226 § 1 k.k
art. 278 § 1 k.k
art. 157 § 1 k.k
art. 12 § 2 k.k
art. 64 § 1 k.k
art. 281 k.k
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