II K 296/19
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Court acquits defendant of intentional property damage due to lack of intent, ruling it was negligence.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court acquitted the defendant of intentional property damage under Article 288 of the Criminal Code. The defendant, while intoxicated, accidentally knocked over a cabinet while trying to exit a room, causing damage without intending the result. The court ruled that the defendant lacked the necessary intent to cause the damage, as he was unaware of the possibility of such an outcome.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 288 § 1 k.k.; Art. 632 k.p.k.: Intentional property damage requires awareness of the possibility of the result and acceptance of it; accidental damage without such intent constitutes only civil liability, not criminal.
Keywords
AI generated
intentional property damage
lack of criminal intent
negligence vs intent
criminal acquittal
civil liability
intoxication defense
accidental damage
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 288 § 1 k.k.
Art. 632 k.p.k.
art. 387 k.p.k
art. 288 § 1 k.k
art. 258 § 1 k.k
art. 288 k.k
art. 44 k.c
art. 632 k.p.k
Cited Case Law
AI generatedwyrok Sądu Najwyższego z dnia 26 września 1985 r., I KR 250/85
wyrok SN z 17 grudnia 1987 r., II KR 333/87
III KK 165/03
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