II Ka 950/21
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Criminal appeal dismissed; court upheld conviction and ordered defendant to pay legal costs to both victim and state.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe District Court in Siedlce dismissed the defendant's appeal against the first-instance conviction for the crime of theft. The defendant and his defense lawyer argued that the lower court's legal qualification of the act violated substantive law, but the appellate court found no merit in these claims. Consequently, the court upheld the original verdict and ruled that the defendant must pay the victim's legal fees and the state's court costs.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 1, 2 k.p.k.; The appellate court's review of a criminal appeal is limited to verifying whether the lower court's decision violates substantive law or procedural rules; if no such error is found, the original verdict stands.
Keywords
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criminal appeal
theft conviction
legal qualification error
procedural review
court costs
defense lawyer fees
upholding verdict
Cited Legislation
AI generated§ 11 ust. 2 pkt 4 Rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 22 października 2015 r. w sprawie opłat za czynności adwokackie
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
Cited Case Law
AI generatedII KK 235/08
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