II K 146/19
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Court applies old drug law to defendant due to more lenient sentencing rules compared to current law.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court convicted the defendants of drug trafficking and possession under the Anti-Narcotics Act and sentenced them to probation. The prosecution argued for specific penalties, but the court determined that applying the law in force at the time of the offense was more favorable to the accused. Consequently, the court ruled that the older statute, which offered more lenient sentencing options, should prevail over the current law.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 4 § 1 k.k.; Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.: When a new law is in force at the time of judgment but the old law was in force at the time of the offense, the court must apply the old law if it is more lenient for the offender.
Keywords
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principle of lenity
retroactivity of law
Anti-Narcotics Act
probation period
criminal liability
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 4 § 1 k.k.
Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 56 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 29 lipca 2005 r. o przeciwdziałaniu narkomanii
Art. 12 kk
Art. 59 ust. 1 Ustawy z dnia 29 lipca 2005 r. o przeciwdziałaniu narkomanii
Art. 62 ust. 1 Ustawy z dnia 29 lipca 2005 r. o przeciwdziałaniu narkomanii
art. 12 k.k
art. 387 k.p.k
Cited Case Law
AI generateduchwała SN z dnia 12 marca 1996 r., I KZP 2/96, OSNKW 1996, nr 3-4, poz. 16
postanowienie SN z dnia 3 grudnia 2001 r., V KKN 67/01, OSNKW 2002, nr 5-6, poz. 36
II KK 47/05
Supreme Court quashes drug possession sentence for failing to assess quantity against addiction needs.
Related Decisions
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Court convicted defendant of drug possession and trafficking, imposing prison time and fines.
II KK 542/22
Criminal appeal dismissed; court held no obvious injustice existed regarding witness rights to silence.
II K 826/22
Court convicted defendant of drug possession and attempted trafficking, sentencing to prison with confiscation of contraband.
VII K 540/12
Court convicted two drug dealers of trafficking and possession, rejecting probation due to prior recidivism.
III KK 624/19
Supreme Court dismissed cassation against drug trafficking conviction, rejecting procedural arguments regarding witness questioning and evidence admissibility.