Court convicts defendant of drunk driving and assaulting police, imposing combined 7-month prison sentence.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Regional Court in Otwock convicted the defendant of driving under the influence and assaulting a police officer, imposing a combined sentence of seven months in prison. The court found the defendant guilty of two distinct acts: operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol level of 1.80‰ and striking a police officer on duty. Although the statutory change in 2020 would have required a higher combined sentence, the court applied the more lenient law in force at the time of the offense.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 178a § 1 k.k.; Art. 222 § 1 k.k.; Art. 85 § 1 k.k.; Art. 86 § 1 k.k.; Art. 4 § 1 k.k. – The court may apply the more lenient provisions of the Criminal Code in force at the time of the offense when calculating a combined sentence, even if subsequent amendments require a higher penalty.