II Ka 255/23
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Appeal dismissed; court upheld first-instance sentence for attempted theft and waived defendant's appeal costs.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's appeal against the first-instance conviction for attempted theft under Article 286 of the Criminal Code. The defendant argued procedural errors and factual inaccuracies, but the appellate court found no grounds to overturn the original judgment. Consequently, the sentence was upheld, and the court ordered the state to reimburse the defendant's legal aid costs while exempting the defendant from further appeal expenses.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 k.p.k.; Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.; The appeal is dismissed if the first-instance judgment is substantively correct and the defendant's arguments regarding procedural errors or factual mistakes do not justify a change in the ruling.
Keywords
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attempted theft
criminal appeal
procedural error
factual mistake
legal aid costs
waiver of costs
dismissed appeal
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 286 § 1 k.k.
Art. 438 k.p.k.
Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 29 ust. 1 Prawo o adwokaturze
§ 17 ust. 2 pkt 4 i § 4 ust. 3 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 3 października 2016 r. w sprawie ponoszenia przez Skarb Państwa kosztów nieopłaconej pomocy prawnej
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
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