II Ka 361/22
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Court dismissed appeal against criminal conviction, upholding original sentence and awarding defense costs to state.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court dismissed the defense's appeal against the first-instance criminal judgment, ruling that the lower court's decision was legally sound. The defendant was convicted of specific offenses, and the defense argued for a change in the legal qualification of the act. The court rejected these claims, affirming the original verdict and ordering the defendant to pay court costs while reimbursing the state for the public defender's fees.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 k.p.k.; Art. 634 k.p.k.; The court upheld a criminal conviction when the appeal fails to demonstrate a violation of substantive law affecting the legal qualification of the act or a procedural error capable of influencing the judgment's content.
Keywords
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criminal appeal dismissal
legal qualification error
procedural error impact
public defender costs
court costs allocation
art 438 k.p.k.
art 634 k.p.k.
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 29 ust. 1 Prawo o adwokaturze
§ 17 ust. 2 pkt 4 Rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 03 października 2016 r.
art. 634 k.p.k.
art. 627 k.p.k.
art. 8 ustawy z dnia 23 czerwca 1973 r. o opłatach w sprawach karnych
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
Cited Case Law
AI generatedV KK 225/15
Supreme Court acquits defendant for false license declaration due to lack of statutory warning authority.
V KK 189/21
Supreme Court dismissed cassation against conviction for embezzlement, upholding evidence assessment and factual findings.
I KK 160/20
Criminal appeal dismissed as obviously unfounded; defendant exempted from costs due to poverty and long-term sentence.
Related Decisions
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II Ka 79/23
Court dismisses appeal on procedural grounds, upholding original sentence while awarding defense costs to the state.
IV Ka 559/22
Court partially allowed prosecutor's appeal, reducing civil compensation liability to the direct victim only.
II Ka 655/23
Appeal dismissed; court upheld first-instance conviction for driving under influence without new facts.