II Ka 298/23
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Appeal court quashes acquittal due to procedural error requiring full retrial under Polish Criminal Procedure Code.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appeal court quashed the first-instance acquittal and remanded the case for a full retrial. The prosecutor argued that the lower court failed to properly evaluate evidence, violating procedural rules under Article 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The court agreed, noting that a proper trial might have resulted in a conviction, thus necessitating a new proceeding.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 1, 2 k.p.k.; Art. 454 § 1 k.p.k.; If the first-instance court failed to evaluate evidence correctly, violating procedural rules, the acquittal must be quashed and the case remanded for a full retrial.
Keywords
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Criminal Procedure Code
procedural error
quashing acquittal
full retrial
evidence evaluation
appeal court
remand for retrial
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 1 k.p.k.
Art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k.
Art. 454 § 1 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
Cited Case Law
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