II AKa 299/20
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Appeal dismissed; court upheld sentence and awarded lawyer fees to defense counsel for unpaid public aid.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defense's appeal against the first-instance criminal judgment regarding the defendant's conviction. The defense argued for a new trial based on procedural errors and excessive sentencing, while the prosecution maintained the original verdict's validity. The court rejected these claims, affirming the sentence and ordering the state to pay the defense lawyer's fees for the unpaid public legal aid.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 2, 4 k.p.k.; Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.; The appeal is inadmissible if the first-instance judgment is legally sound and the defendant's life situation justifies exemption from court costs.
Keywords
AI generated
criminal appeal
procedural error
excessive sentence
court costs
public legal aid
exemption from costs
upholding verdict
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k.
Art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.
Art. 624 § 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. 437 § 2 k.p.k
art. 454 § 1 k.p.k
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