II Ka 247/23
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Appeal dismissed; defense lawyer's request for sentence reduction rejected due to lack of gross disproportionality.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defense lawyer's appeal against the first-instance sentence, ruling that the penalty was not grossly disproportionate. The defendant argued for a lighter sentence, but the court found no errors in the factual findings or legal qualification. Consequently, the original judgment regarding the penalty was upheld in full.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.; Art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k. - The court rejected the appeal when the defense claimed gross disproportionality in the sentence, finding no such disproportionality existed.
Keywords
AI generated
gross disproportionality
sentence reduction
criminal appeal
proportionality principle
defense lawyer
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.
§ 17 ust. 5 Rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 3 października 2016 r.
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
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