VI Ka 396/21
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Court upheld drug trafficking sentence, rejecting excessive penalty claim due to lack of disproportionality evidence.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defense's appeal regarding the excessive nature of the sentence imposed for drug trafficking. The defense argued that the penalty was disproportionately high, while the prosecution maintained the sentence was legally justified. The court found no evidence of a glaring disproportionality between the crime committed and the punishment applied.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 62 ust. 2 ustawy o przeciwdziałaniu narkomanii; Art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.: The court will uphold a sentence unless the defense proves a glaring disproportionality between the criminal act and the penalty imposed.
Keywords
AI generated
drug trafficking
excessive penalty
proportionality principle
criminal appeal
disproportionate punishment
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 62 ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 29 lipca 2005 r. o przeciwdziałaniu narkomanii
Art. 438 pkt 4 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. 53 k.k
art. 86 k.k
art. 91 § 2 k.k
Cited Case Law
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