VI Ka 561/21
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Court quashes first-instance sentence due to procedural error in fine calculation and remands for retrial.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal quashed the first-instance judgment against the defendant, K. I., ordering a retrial by the District Court. The prosecutor appealed the sentence, arguing procedural flaws in the fine calculation under Article 335 § 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The court found that the lower court failed to properly calculate the fine, necessitating a full retrial to ensure procedural correctness.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 335 § 2 k.p.k.; Art. 437 § 2 k.p.k.: When a first-instance court commits a procedural error in sentencing calculations that affects the judgment, the appeal court must quash the verdict and remand the case for a full retrial.
Keywords
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procedural error
fine calculation
quashing verdict
remand for retrial
Code of Criminal Procedure
sentencing error
full retrial
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 335 § 2 k.p.k.
Art. 437 § 2 k.p.k.
Art. 424 k.p.k.
art. 244 k.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. 343 § 7 k.p.k
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