II Ka 558/22
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Court dismissed appeal against sentence for excessive penalty, upholding original conviction and costs order.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe District Court in Siedlce dismissed the defendant's appeal against the first-instance judgment regarding excessive penalty. The defense argued for a reduction in the fine under Article 438(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code, but the appellate court found no grounds to alter the sentence. Consequently, the original verdict was upheld, and the defendant was ordered to pay court costs.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 ust. 4 k.p.k.; Art. 634 k.p.k. – An appeal based on excessive penalty is dismissed if the appellate court finds no raucous disproportion between the crime and the imposed punishment.
Keywords
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excessive penalty
criminal appeal
proportionality principle
court costs
dismissed appeal
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 634 k.p.k.
Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 627 k.p.k.
Art. 3 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 23 czerwca 1973 r. o opłatach w sprawach karnych
Art. 8 ustawy z dnia 23 czerwca 1973 r. o opłatach w sprawach karnych
§ 1 Rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 18 czerwca 2003 r. w sprawie wysokości i sposobu obliczania wydatków Skarbu Państwa w postępowaniu karnym
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
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