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II Ka 280/23 AI generated

Court acquits defendant on procedural error grounds and shifts appeal costs to the state treasury.

Case Number II Ka 280/23
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The District Court in Garwolin acquitted the defendant of the charged offense, a decision upheld by the Regional Court in Siedlce. The defense successfully argued that the first-instance judgment contained procedural errors under Article 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure that could have influenced the verdict. Consequently, the appellate court reversed the lower court's ruling, declared the defendant innocent, and ordered the State Treasury to bear the costs of the appeal proceedings.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 438 pkt 2, 3 k.p.k.; Art. 632 pkt 2, 634, 636 § 1 k.p.k.: Where a first-instance judgment is based on procedural errors or factual mistakes capable of affecting the outcome, the court must change the verdict to acquit and assign state costs.

Keywords

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procedural error acquittal appeal costs State Treasury Code of Criminal Procedure

Cited Legislation

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Art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k.
Art. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k.
Art. 632 pkt 2 k.p.k.
Art. 634 k.p.k.
Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.
art. 286 § 1 k.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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