II Ka 279/24
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Appeal dismissed; lower court's sentence upheld as not grossly disproportionate under Polish Criminal Procedure Code.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's appeal against a first-instance criminal judgment, upholding the original sentence in its entirety. The defendant argued that the imposed penalty was grossly disproportionate under Article 438(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code. The court found no evidence of such disproportionality and rejected the claim, ruling that the original sentencing remained legally sound.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 ust. 4 k.p.k.; Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.; A criminal sentence is only voidable if it is grossly disproportionate, and the appellate court must uphold the original judgment if the penalty is not manifestly excessive.
Keywords
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gross disproportionality
criminal procedure code
appeal on sentence
proportionality principle
upholding judgment
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 ust. 4 k.p.k.
Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 634 k.p.k.
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. 85 § 1 k.k
art. 91 § 1 k.k
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