II K 688/19
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Court partially allowed appeal by reducing sentence from 16 to 12 months due to excessive cumulative punishment.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court partially allowed the defendant's appeal, reducing the total sentence from 16 to 12 months of imprisonment. The defendant argued that the cumulative punishment for three similar thefts was excessive and violated the principle of proportionality. The court agreed that while the crimes were similar, the original sentence failed to account for the significant absorption of punishment, thus adjusting the final term to 12 months.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedKodeks karny (art. 28, art. 29 ust. 1, art. 30 ust. 1): The court established that when multiple similar crimes are committed in a short period, the principle of significant absorption of punishment must be applied to ensure the total sentence is not disproportionately high.
Keywords
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cumulative punishment
principle of absorption
proportionality of sentence
similar crimes
reduction of sentence
theft in short period
Kodeks karny
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 28 Kodeksu karnego
art. 29 ust. 1 Kodeksu karnego
art. 30 ust. 1 Kodeksu karnego
art. 387 k.p.k
art. 286 § 1 k.k
art. 284 § 2 k.k
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