II Ka 863/22
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Appeal dismissed; defense lawyer's appeal against conviction upheld, but defendant exempted from appeal costs due to indigence.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defense lawyer's appeal against the first-instance conviction and sentence. The defense argued procedural errors and factual mistakes, but the court found no grounds to overturn the judgment. Consequently, the conviction stands, yet the defendant is exempted from paying appeal costs because they were represented by a state-appointed lawyer.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 k.p.k.; Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k. in conjunction with Art. 634 k.p.k.; The appeal by a defense lawyer is inadmissible if the appeal is baseless, but the defendant may be exempted from court costs if they were represented by a state-appointed lawyer.
Keywords
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criminal appeal
defense lawyer appeal
indigence exemption
state-appointed counsel
court costs waiver
procedural error
conviction upheld
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 29 ust. 1 Prawo o adwokaturze
§ 11 ust. 2 pkt 4 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 22 października 2015 r. w sprawie opłat za czynności adwokackie
§ 4 ust. 3 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 3 października 2016 r. w sprawie ponoszenia przez Skarb Państwa kosztów nieopłaconej pomocy prawnej
Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k. w zw. z Art. 634 k.p.k.
Art. 438 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
Cited Case Law
AI generatedTrybunał Konstytucyjny, sygn. akt SK 78/21
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