II Ka 347/24
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Appeal dismissed; lower court's joint sentence upheld; defendant bears no costs as state pays.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defense's appeal against the district court's joint sentence, ruling that the original judgment must stand. The defendant argued for a change based on Article 438(1a) of the Criminal Procedure Code, but the appellate court found no grounds to overturn the conviction or penalty. Consequently, the court upheld the first-instance decision and exempted the defendant from litigation costs, assigning them to the State Treasury.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 624 § 1 k.p.k. w zw. z art. 634 k.p.k.; Art. 438 § 1 k.p.k.; where an appeal is filed on behalf of the accused without merit, the appeal is rejected and the first-instance judgment is upheld, with costs borne by the state.
Keywords
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joint sentence
appeal dismissal
criminal procedure code
litigation costs
state treasury
defense appeal
upholding judgment
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
art. 634 k.p.k.
art. 438 § 1 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
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