II AKa 116/21
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Appeal court upheld sentence and awarded state costs to victim under invalidity law.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal in Warsaw upheld the first-instance judgment against the prosecutor's appeal regarding compensation for wrongful imprisonment. The victim, K. S., sought increased damages while the prosecutor and state argued for dismissal based on procedural errors. The court rejected these arguments, confirming the original sentence and ordering the state to cover the victim's legal costs.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 23 lutego 1991r. o uznaniu za nieważne orzeczeń wydanych wobec osób represjonowanych za działalność na rzecz niepodległego bytu Państwa Polskiego; The court upheld a criminal sentence and awarded state costs to the victim under the law recognizing invalid judgments against repressed persons.
Keywords
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invalid judgments
repressed persons
compensation claim
criminal appeal
state costs
wrongful imprisonment
procedural error
Cited Legislation
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 23 lutego 1991r. o uznaniu za nieważne orzeczeń wydanych wobec osób represjonowanych za działalność na rzecz niepodległego bytu Państwa Polskiego
art. 13 Ustawy z dnia 23 lutego 1991r. o uznaniu za nieważne orzeczeń wydanych wobec osób represjonowanych za działalność na rzecz niepodległego bytu Państwa Polskiego
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
Cited Case Law
AI generatedV CK 282/03
Supreme Court increases child injury compensation from 35k to 50k zł, rejecting appeal's reduction.
V CK 245/07
I PK 275/10
Supreme Court overturned appeal reducing damages, ruling compensation must reflect injury severity, not victim's lifestyle level.
IV KK 570/19
Supreme Court vacates appeal judgment and remands case regarding compensation for wrongful imprisonment under the February Act.
V KK 125/20
Supreme Court dismisses appeal claiming low compensation for communist-era military service and detention.
I KK 207/20
Supreme Court partially allowed cassation against symbolic compensation for torture victims, remanding case for recalculation.
Related Decisions
AI generatedII AKa 244/20
Appeal court corrects a calculation error, increasing compensation for wrongful detention from 30k to 60k PLN.
II AKa 35/20
Appeal court partially allowed defense appeal, remanding defense fee calculation to lower court while upholding other verdict parts.
II AKa 263/21
Appeal dismissed; court upheld first-instance ruling on compensation for unjustified temporary arrest.
II AKa 302/19
Appeal court quashes first-instance acquittal due to procedural error under Art. 438(2) CPC and remands case.
II AKa 129/20
Appeal dismissed; procedural errors alleged did not affect the conviction and sentence under Polish Criminal Procedure Code.