VI Ka 115/20
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Criminal appeal dismissed; court upheld conviction for aggravated theft and rejected defense arguments.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defense's appeal against the first-instance conviction for aggravated theft under Article 178a of the Criminal Code. The defense argued for acquittal or sentence reduction based on procedural errors and factual inaccuracies, but the appellate court found no merit in these claims. Consequently, the original judgment upholding the defendant's guilt and sentence was maintained in full force.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 k.p.k.; Art. 627 k.p.k. in conjunction with Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.; An appeal based on alleged errors in legal qualification, procedural violations, or factual findings will be rejected if the appellate court finds the first-instance judgment free of such defects and the conviction legally sound.
Keywords
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criminal appeal
aggravated theft
legal qualification error
procedural violation
factual finding error
sentence proportionality
costs of proceedings
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 k.p.k.
Art. 627 k.p.k.
Art. 636 § 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
art. 115 § 2 k.k
art. 7 k.p.k
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