II Ka 300/21
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Criminal appeal dismissed; proceedings terminated due to defendant's death under Polish Criminal Procedure Code.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal in Siedlce dismissed the defendant's appeal against the first-instance judgment. The defendant, D. P., had been charged with an offense under Article 178a § 1 of the Criminal Code, but the proceedings were terminated because the defendant died. The court upheld the first-instance decision to dismiss the prosecution due to the death of the accused, as mandated by the Criminal Procedure Code.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 439 § 1 pkt 9 k.p.k.; Art. 17 § 1 pkt 5 k.p.k.: Upon the death of the accused, criminal proceedings must be terminated, and the first-instance judgment is set aside.
Keywords
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termination of proceedings
death of accused
criminal appeal
Criminal Procedure Code
dismissal of prosecution
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 439 § 1 pkt 9 k.p.k.
art. 17 § 1 pkt 5 k.p.k.
art. 632 pkt 2 k.p.k.
art. 634 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
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