VI Ka 101/21
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Appeal against joint sentence dismissed; defense costs awarded to state; prisoner exempted from court fees.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court dismissed the defense's appeal against the joint sentence while awarding the state 147.60 PLN for the defense lawyer's unpaid fees. The defense argued for a change in the joint sentence, but the court found no grounds to alter the original ruling. Consequently, the court exempted the prisoner from paying court costs, shifting the financial burden to the state.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 k.p.k.; Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k. in conjunction with Art. 634 k.p.k.; The court may dismiss an appeal against a joint sentence if no legal error is found, while simultaneously ordering the state to pay defense costs and exempting the defendant from court fees due to their custodial status.
Keywords
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joint sentence appeal
defense costs state
prisoner court fees
legal aid reimbursement
appellate dismissal
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 29 ust. 1 of the Lawyers Act
§ 17 ust. 5 of the Ministry of Justice Regulation of 3 October 2016 on the bearing of costs of unpaid legal aid
Art. 624 § 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Art. 634 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
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. 4 § 1 k.k
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