VI Ka 20/23 AI generated

Criminal appeal dismissed for excessive sentence; court upheld first instance penalty under Art. 178a § 1 kk.

Case Number VI Ka 20/23

Court / Authority Sąd powszechny

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2023-02-21

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 sentence for excessive punishment. The defendant argued that the penalty imposed under Article 178a § 1 of the Criminal Code was disproportionately severe compared to the circumstances. The court rejected this claim, finding no evidence of a glaring disproportionality between the crime committed and the imposed sanction.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 178a § 1 kk; Art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k. – The court will not set aside a criminal sentence unless the disproportionality between the crime and the penalty is glaring and affects the justice of the decision.

Keywords

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excessive sentence criminal appeal disproportionality Art 178a kk Art 438 k.p.k.

Cited Legislation

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Art. 178a § 1 kk

Art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.

Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.

Art. 8 w zw. z art. 2 ust. 1 pkt 2 ustawy 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

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