II AKa 261/22
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Court reduces compensation for wrongful police detention by 3000 PLN citing factual errors in lower court findings.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal partially modified the first-instance judgment by reducing the compensation award for wrongful detention to 3,000 PLN. The prosecution and police appealed, arguing the lower court made factual errors regarding the detention's justification. The court agreed that the lower court's findings on the legality of the detention were flawed, necessitating a reduction in damages.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k.; Art. 554 § 4 k.p.k.: When a lower court commits a material factual error affecting the justification for a deprivation of liberty, the appellate court must correct the compensation amount to reflect the actual duration and nature of the unlawful detention.
Keywords
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wrongful detention compensation
factual error correction
police procedural error
appellate review standard
civil liability reduction
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. 552 § 4 k.p.k
art. 448 k.c
art. 445 § 1 k.c
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