II Ka 835/21
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Court dismissed appeal on excessive sentence grounds, upholding original penalty for theft conviction.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's partial appeal regarding the excessive nature of the sentence imposed for theft. The defense argued the penalty was disproportionately high, while the prosecution maintained the sentence fit the crime's severity. The court found no evidence of unreasonable disproportionality and upheld the original ruling while ordering the defendant to pay court costs.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.; Art. 634 k.p.k.; The court held that a sentence is not unreasonably disproportionate merely because it exceeds the minimum statutory range, and appeals based solely on this ground require compelling justification beyond the statutory limits.
Keywords
AI generated
excessive sentence appeal
theft conviction penalty
disproportionate punishment
criminal appeal procedure
court costs allocation
statutory sentencing range
partial appeal dismissal
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 634 k.p.k.
art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.
art. 627 k.p.k.
art. 2 ust. 1 pkt 2 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
art. 437 § 2 k.p.k
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