II Ka 305/23
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Court dismissed appeal on excessive sentence grounds, upholding original sentence and awarding costs to the state.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's appeal against the first-instance judgment regarding excessive sentencing. The defendant argued that the imposed penalty was disproportionately severe compared to the circumstances of the crime. The court found no evidence of such disproportionality and upheld the original sentence while ordering the defendant to pay court costs.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.; Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.: An appeal based on excessive sentencing is rejected if the penalty imposed is not found to be grossly disproportionate to the criminal act and the circumstances.
Keywords
AI generated
excessive sentence
proportionality principle
criminal appeal
court costs
disproportionate penalty
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.
Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 8 ustawy z dnia 23 czerwca 1973 r. o opłatach w sprawach karnych
§ 1 Rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 18 czerwca 2003 r. w sprawie wysokości i sposobu obliczania wydatków Skarbu Państwa w postępowaniu karnym
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
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