II Ka 7/23
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Court quashes first-instance sentence for procedural error and factual mistake regarding witness testimony concealment.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe District Court in Łukow quashed the first-instance judgment and remanded the case for retrial. The prosecutor and defense argued that the lower court erred by failing to disclose witness testimony and misapplied material law. The appellate court found these procedural and factual errors sufficient to invalidate the original verdict.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 § 2 k.p.k.; Art. 442 § 2 k.p.k.: A judgment must be quashed if the court failed to disclose evidence required by law or committed a factual error affecting the verdict.
Keywords
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procedural error
factual mistake
witness testimony
quashing judgment
remand for retrial
criminal appeal
evidence concealment
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 § 2 k.p.k.
Art. 442 § 2 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
art. 454 § 1 k.p.k
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