IV Ka 1020/20
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Appeal court quashes joint sentence due to factual error regarding execution order change by higher court.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appeal court quashed the first-instance joint sentence and remanded the case for retrial. The defense argued that the lower court failed to account for a Supreme Court order changing the execution order of sentences, which the defense claimed was a material factual error. The court agreed, noting that the lower court's failure to consider this specific order altered the legal basis for the joint sentencing, necessitating a new trial.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 437 § 2 k.p.k.; Art. 438 pkt. 3 k.p.k.: A joint sentence must be quashed and the case remanded if the first-instance court failed to consider a binding judicial order altering the execution sequence of sentences, as this omission constitutes a material factual error affecting the verdict's substance.
Keywords
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joint sentence execution
factual error appeal
execution order change
remand for retrial
Art 438 k.p.k.
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 437 § 2 k.p.k.
Art. 438 pkt. 3 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. 6 k.p.k
art. 437 § 2 k.p.k
art. 454 § 1 k.p.k
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