II K 127/22 AI generated

Court applies older, more lenient combined punishment rules to a defendant sentenced after a 2020 law change.

Case Number II K 127/22

Court / Authority Sąd powszechny

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2022-06-29

Outcome Allowed / Granted

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Legislator summary

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The court combined three prior convictions into a single sentence, noting that one was finalized before a 2020 amendment to the Criminal Code regarding combined punishment. The defendant argued for the new, stricter rules, but the court determined the previous regulations were more lenient for the accused. Consequently, the court applied the older statutory framework to calculate the final combined penalty.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 4 § 1 Kodeksu karnego; Art. 19 ust. 1 ustawy o zmianie ustawy - Kodeks karny; Art. 81 ustawy o dopłatach do oprocentowania kredytów bankowych: When a new law on combined punishment enters into force after prior convictions, the court must apply the new law unless the old law is more lenient for the offender.

Keywords

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combined punishment intertemporal law more lenient law Criminal Code statutory interpretation

Cited Legislation

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Art. 4 § 1 Kodeksu karnego

Art. 19 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 20 lutego 2015 r. o zmianie ustawy - Kodeks karny oraz niektórych innych ustaw

Art. 81 ustawy z dnia 19 czerwca 2020 r. o dopłatach do oprocentowania kredytów bankowych udzielanych przedsiębiorcom dotkniętym skutkami COVID-19 oraz o uproszczonym postępowaniu o zatwierdzenie układu w związku z wystąpieniem COVID-19

Art. 577 kpk

Art. 576 § 1 kpk

Art. 572 kpk

Art. 85§1 i 2kk