II Ka 201/23
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Appeal dismissed; defendant bears appeal costs but state covers them due to financial hardship.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court dismissed the appeal filed by the defense and the defendant against the first-instance judgment. The defendant argued for a change in the ruling, but the appellate court found the appeal entirely unfounded. Consequently, the defendant is liable for the appeal costs, though the court waived their payment due to the defendant's difficult financial and health situation.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 636 § 1 k.p.k.; Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k. in conjunction with Art. 634 k.p.k.: When an appeal is wholly unfounded, the appellant bears the costs, but the court may exempt them from payment if the appellant's financial or health situation is difficult.
Keywords
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unfounded appeal
court costs
financial hardship
waiver of payment
criminal procedure code
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 636 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 634 k.p.k.
§ 11 ust. 2 pkt 4 i ust. 7 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 22 października 2015r. w sprawie opłat za czynności adwokackie
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
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