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II K 338/23 AI generated

Court convicted defendant of threats and property damage, applying the older, more lenient criminal code due to its relative benefit for the accused.

Case Number II K 338/23
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The court convicted the defendant of threats and property damage, sentencing him to six months of imprisonment suspended for two years. The prosecution argued for a harsher penalty, but the court found the older law more favorable to the accused. Consequently, the court applied the previous statute rather than the newer one, resulting in a suspended sentence and a restitution order.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 4§1 kk; Art. 288§1 kk; When a new law is in force at the time of judgment but the old law was in force at the time of the offense, the court must apply the old law if it is more favorable to the accused, considering all criminal law institutions.

Keywords

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principle of favorability retroactivity of criminal law suspended sentence property damage threats against person relative benefit of law costs of proceedings

Cited Legislation

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Art. 4§1 kk
Art. 190§1 kk
Art. 288§1 kk
Art. 12§1 kk
Art. 46§2 kk
Art. 46§1 kk
Art. 69§1
Art. 69§2
Art. 70§1
Art. 44§2 kk
Art. 85§1 kk
Art. 86§1 kk
Art. 627 kpk

Cited Case Law

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uchwała SN z dnia 12 marca 1996 r., I KZP 2/96, OSNKW 1996, nr 3-4, poz. 16
postanowienie SN z dnia 3 grudnia 2001 r., V KKN 67/01, OSNKW 2002, nr 5-6, poz. 36
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