II Ka 336/21
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Criminal appeal partially allowed; court increased mechanical vehicle ban due to disproportionate penalty error.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal partially upheld the first-instance judgment against defendant M. M., increasing the ban on operating mechanical vehicles to two years. The defendant appealed, arguing the original penalty was grossly disproportionate under Article 438(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The court found the initial sanction insufficiently severe relative to the offense and adjusted it upward while dismissing other claims.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 ust. 4 k.p.k.; Art. 633 k.p.k.; When a criminal penalty is grossly disproportionate, the appellate court may increase the sanction to ensure proportionality rather than merely reducing it.
Keywords
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grossly disproportionate penalty
mechanical vehicle ban
criminal appeal procedure
proportionality principle
Code of Criminal Procedure
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 438 ust. 4 k.p.k.
art. 633 k.p.k.
art. 634 k.p.k.
art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
art. 17 ustawy z dnia 23 czerwca 1973 r. 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
art. 439 k.p.k
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