II AKa 204/22
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Appeal court reduced compensation for wrongful police detention based on factual error regarding the arrest's legality.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal reduced the compensation award for wrongful detention from the first-instance amount to 1,500 PLN. The plaintiff argued for higher damages due to the severity of the arrest, while the prosecution contended the initial assessment was factually incorrect. The court found a material error in the lower court's findings regarding the justification for the arrest, necessitating a reduction of the awarded sum.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt. 3 k.p.k.; Art. 554 § 4 k.p.k.: A factual error in the lower court's determination of the justification for an arrest constitutes grounds for appeal, requiring the appellate court to correct the compensation amount to reflect the actual circumstances of the infringement.
Keywords
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wrongful detention
compensation reduction
factual error
police arrest
civil liability
art 438 k.p.k.
art 554 k.p.k.
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt. 3 k.p.k.
Art. 554 § 4 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
art. 554 § 4 k.p.k
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