II AKa 374/20 AI generated

Court partially allowed appeal, reducing sentence to five years and awarding legal aid costs to defense lawyer.

Case Number II AKa 374/20

Court / Authority Sąd powszechny

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2021-06-02

Outcome Partially Allowed

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Legislator summary

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The Court of Appeal partially modified the first-instance judgment by reducing the defendant's sentence to five years and ordering the state to pay the defense lawyer's costs. The defense argued for a lighter penalty and reimbursement of legal aid expenses, while the prosecution contested the reduction. The court accepted the defense's arguments regarding the specific circumstances, leading to a sentence adjustment and a ruling on the financial costs.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 156 § 1 pkt 2 kk; Art. 63 § 1 kk; Art. 618 § 1 pkt 11 k.p.k.: The court may reduce the sentence based on specific mitigating circumstances and order the state to reimburse costs for legal aid provided by a lawyer on behalf of the accused.

Keywords

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criminal appeal procedure sentence reduction legal aid costs proportionality of penalty state reimbursement defense lawyer fees criminal law Poland

Cited Legislation

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Art. 156 § 1 pkt 2 kk

Art. 63 § 1 kk

Art. 618 § 1 pkt 11 k.p.k.

§ 17 ust. 2 pkt 5, § 2 pkt 1 i § 3 ust. 3 Rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 3 października 2016r. w sprawie ponoszenia przez Skarb Państwa kosztów nieopłaconej pomocy prawnej udzielonej przez adwokata z urzędu

Art. 635 k.p.k.

Art. 2 ust. 1 pkt 5 Ustawy z dnia 23 czerwca 1973r. o opłatach w sprawach karnych

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