II Ka 442/22 AI generated

Criminal appeal dismissed; defendant bears full costs due to unreasonable sentencing disparity claim without merit.

Case Number II Ka 442/22

Court / Authority Sąd powszechny

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2022-10-31

Outcome Dismissed

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Legislator summary

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The Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's appeal against the first-instance judgment, upholding the conviction and sentence. The defense argued for a reduction in the penalty based on unreasonable disproportionality, but the court found no grounds to alter the ruling. Consequently, the defendant was ordered to pay the full court costs for the appeal proceedings.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 438 pkt. 4 k.p.k.; Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.: A claim of unreasonable sentencing disparity must be substantiated by specific facts; absent such justification, the appellate court dismisses the appeal and imposes full costs on the convicted party.

Keywords

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criminal appeal unreasonable disproportionality court costs sentencing disparity art 438 k.p.k. art 636 k.p.k. dismissed appeal

Cited Legislation

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Art. 438 pkt. 4 k.p.k.

Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.

Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.

Ustawa 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

art. 439 k.p.k