II Ka 353/24
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Court acquits one defendant and corrects a factual error regarding another's name in a joint criminal trial.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court partially overturned the first-instance judgment by acquitting defendant K. O. and correcting a factual error that incorrectly attributed a specific criminal act to her. While the court upheld the convictions and costs for the other defendants, it recognized that the lower court's description of the crime contained an erroneous reference to K. O.'s name. Consequently, the court ruled that the state must bear the costs associated with K. O.'s participation in the proceedings.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 2, 3 k.p.k.; The court may acquit a defendant if the first-instance judgment contains a factual error regarding the attribution of a criminal act to them, and it must correct such errors that affect the description of the crime.
Keywords
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joint criminal trial
factual error correction
acquittal of defendant
attribution of crime
state bearing costs
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k.
Art. 438 pkt 3 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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