VI Ka 99/23
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Court replaces fine with six-month prison sentence for disproportionate penalty appeal under Polish Criminal Procedure Code.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court partially modified the first-instance judgment by replacing a fine with a six-month prison sentence for the defendant. The prosecution and defense appealed, arguing that the original penalty was disproportionately light or factually incorrect. The court found the initial fine insufficient given the circumstances and exercised its authority to impose a custodial sentence instead.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 244 kk; Art. 64 § 1 kk; Art. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k.; Art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.: The appellate court may substitute a fine with a custodial sentence when the original penalty is found to be disproportionately light or based on erroneous factual findings affecting the sentence.
Keywords
AI generated
disproportionate penalty
custodial sentence substitution
factual error appeal
criminal procedure code
appellate modification
prison term imposition
light sentence correction
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 244 kk
Art. 64 § 1 kk
Art. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k.
Art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.
Art. 624 § 1 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
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