IV Ka 219/21
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Appeal court quashes first-instance judgment for violating defendant's right to defense during full trial proceedings.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appeal court quashed the first-instance judgment because the lower court failed to conduct the full trial with the defendant's defense counsel present. The defendant argued that the initial proceedings violated procedural rights, while the prosecution contended the original decision was correct. The court ruled that the absence of the defense during the entire trial necessitated the case's remittal for a new hearing.
Legislator headnote
AI generated§ 2 k.p.k.; art. 437 § 2 k.p.k.: If the defendant is not represented by counsel during a full trial proceeding, the judgment must be quashed and the case remitted for a new trial with the defense present.
Keywords
AI generated
right to defense
full trial proceedings
quashing of judgment
procedural violation
remittal for retrial
Cited Legislation
AI generated§ 2 k.p.k.
art. 437 § 2 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. 437 § 2 k.p.k
art. 454 § 1 k.p.k
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