II Ka 259/24 AI generated

Criminal appeal dismissed; lower court's sentence upheld as no procedural error affected the judgment.

Case Number II Ka 259/24

Court / Authority Sąd powszechny

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2024-07-26

Outcome Dismissed

Open official source Machine-readable Markdown (.md)

Legislator summary

AI generated

The District Court in Siedlce dismissed the defendant's appeal against the first-instance sentence for the crime of theft. The defendant argued that the lower court's decision violated procedural rules under Article 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, claiming it could have influenced the judgment. The appellate court found no such error and upheld the original verdict while awarding costs to the private prosecutor and the state.

Legislator headnote

AI generated

Art. 438 ust. 2 k.p.k.; Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.; An appeal based on a procedural error that did not affect the substance of the judgment must be dismissed, and costs are awarded to the parties who incurred expenses.

Keywords

AI generated

criminal appeal procedural error code of criminal procedure costs of proceedings private prosecutor upholding sentence no influence on judgment

Cited Legislation

AI generated

art. 438 ust. 2 k.p.k.

art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.

§ 11 ust. 2 pkt 4 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 22 października 2015 r.

art. 8 w zw. z art. 3 ust. 1 Ustawy z dnia 23 czerwca 1973 r. o opłatach w sprawach karnych

§ 1 Rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 18 czerwca 2003 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

Cited Case Law

AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal for excessive sentence in assault case, upholding lower court's 6-year prison term.

AI generated

Court partially allowed appeal, finding drunk defendant liable for dropping child and causing head injury.

Court dismissed appeal on procedural grounds, upholding first-instance conviction for attempted theft.

Court dismissed appeal against sentence for theft, upholding first-instance judgment on merits.

Court partially allowed appeal to remove UK company liability from copyright infringement conviction.

Appeal dismissed; court upheld conviction and costs against defendants for crimes under Polish Criminal Code.

Full text