II Ka 860/22
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Appeal against sentence partially allowed; factual error upheld but sentence modified to reduce penalty.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court upheld the conviction but modified the sentence due to a material factual error found in the lower court's findings. The defendant argued for a lighter penalty based on this error, while the prosecution maintained the original severity. The court ruled that the factual mistake justified a reduction in the imposed sentence, resulting in a partial allowance of the appeal.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedart. 438 pkt. 3 k.p.k.; art. 438 pkt. 4 k.p.k.; art. 624 k.p.k.; art. 634 k.p.k.: When a factual error in the first-instance judgment affects the severity of the penalty, the appellate court may reduce the sentence if the error is significant enough to warrant a change.
Keywords
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factual error in judgment
proportionality of sentence
appellate review of facts
reduction of penalty
criminal procedure appeal
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 438 pkt. 3 k.p.k.
art. 438 pkt. 4 k.p.k.
art. 624 k.p.k.
art. 634 k.p.k.
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
art. 437 § 2 k.p.k
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