II Ka 455/21 AI generated

Court quashes first-instance criminal verdict due to violation of the principle of two-instance proceedings.

Case Number II Ka 455/21

Court / Authority Sąd powszechny

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2021-07-12

Outcome Dismissed

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Legislator summary

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The Court of Appeal quashed the first-instance criminal verdict and remanded the case for retrial. The prosecution appealed, arguing that the lower court might have issued an acquittal if procedural errors had been corrected. The court ruled that the first-instance judgment was flawed because it failed to apply the principle of two-instance proceedings (ne peius) correctly.

Legislator headnote

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art. 454 § 1 k.p.k.; art. 437 § 2 k.p.k.; The court of appeal must quash a first-instance judgment if the lower court failed to apply the principle of two-instance proceedings, necessitating a retrial.

Keywords

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two-instance proceedings principle of ne peius quashing of verdict criminal appeal remittal for retrial

Cited Legislation

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art. 454 § 1 k.p.k.

art. 437 § 2 k.p.k.

art. 4 k.p.k.

art. 7 k.p.k.

art. 410 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

Cited Case Law

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