II Ka 477/21
AI generated
Criminal appeal dismissed; lower court's conviction for theft upheld despite procedural error argument.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe District Court in Mińsk Mazowiecki upheld the defendant's conviction for theft, and the Regional Court in Siedlce rejected the defense's appeal. The defense argued that a procedural error under Article 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure affected the verdict's validity. The appellate court found no such error and confirmed the original judgment while ordering the defendant to pay court costs.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 ust. 2 k.p.k.; Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.: A procedural error does not justify overturning a conviction if it did not influence the outcome, and the appellant remains liable for court costs.
Keywords
AI generated
criminal appeal
procedural error
theft conviction
court costs
Code of Criminal Procedure
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 ust. 2 k.p.k.
Art. 636 § 1 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. 53 k.k
art. 437 § 2 k.p.k
art. 454 § 1 k.p.k
Cited Case Law
AI generatedRelated Decisions
AI generatedII AKa 309/23
Appeal dismissed; claimant barred by one-year statute of limitations for wrongful detention compensation.
IV Ka 189/25
Court dismisses appeal on robbery charge, upholding first instance verdict against defendant.
VII Ka 863/23
Appeal dismissed; court upheld conviction for minor theft despite prosecutor's claim of factual errors.
II Ka 375/23
Appeal court partially allowed appeal by modifying probationary supervision obligations to exclude contact with children.
VI Ka 272/20
Appeal against partial acquittal dismissed; factual errors and excessive sentence upheld by appellate court.