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II AKa 416/23 AI generated

Appeal court increased sentence to six years due to gross disproportionality and applied new law retroactively.

Case Number II AKa 416/23
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Warsaw Court of Appeal increased the defendant's prison sentence from five to six years and applied the new Criminal Code retroactively. The prosecution and defense argued for a gross disproportionality in the original sentence and a change in the applicable legal standard. The court ruled that the original penalty was excessively harsh compared to the crime and that the new law's provisions on sentencing should apply to the final calculation.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 438 pkt. 4 k.p.k.; Art. 280 § 2 k.k.; Art. 288 § 1 k.k.; Art. 11 § 2 k.k.; Art. 64 § 1 k.k.; Art. 85 § 1 k.k.; Art. 86 § 1 k.k.: The court may increase a sentence if it finds a gross disproportionality, and the new Criminal Code provisions on sentencing may apply retroactively to the final calculation of the combined penalty.

Keywords

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gross disproportionality combined penalty retroactive application Criminal Code sentencing guidelines appeal court prison term

Cited Legislation

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Art. 438 pkt. 4 k.p.k.
Art. 280 § 2 k.k.
Art. 288 § 1 k.k.
Art. 11 § 2 k.k.
Art. 64 § 1 k.k.
Art. 85 § 1 k.k.
Art. 86 § 1 k.k.
art. 438 pkt 1 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k
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II AKa 261/18
Appeal court partially allowed appeal by changing factual characterization of one crime and recalculating combined sentence.
II Ka 436/23
Criminal appeal dismissed; defense arguments on procedural errors and factual findings rejected by appellate court.
VII Ka 668/22
Court merges multiple acts into one, reducing sentence from 12 to 6 months under Polish Criminal Code.
IV Ka 252/20
Appeal dismissed; court upheld significant social harm finding despite defendant's remorse and low financial means.
VI Ka 489/22
Appeal against conviction upheld; defense lawyer awarded costs; defendant exempted from court fees.

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