II Ka 299/22
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Appeal court vacates first-instance criminal judgment due to defendant's lack of mandatory defense counsel.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appeal court vacated the first-instance criminal judgment because the defendant lacked a mandatory defense lawyer during the proceedings. The defendant argued for procedural errors, but the court focused on the absence of counsel required by law. Consequently, the case was remanded to the lower court for a new trial.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 79 § 1 pkt 3 k.p.k.; Art. 439 § 1 pkt 10 k.p.k.: A criminal judgment must be vacated if the defendant was tried without a mandatory defense lawyer, necessitating a retrial.
Keywords
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mandatory defense counsel
vacatur of judgment
procedural error
remand for retrial
criminal procedure law
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 79 § 1 pkt 3 k.p.k.
Art. 439 § 1 pkt 10 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. 437 § 2 k.p.k
art. 454 § 1 k.p.k
Cited Case Law
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