II Ka 382/24
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Appeal dismissed; sentence upheld for theft despite defense's claim of excessive punishment and good work record.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defense's appeal against the first-instance conviction for theft and upheld the original sentence. The defense argued that the penalty was excessively harsh given the defendant's good work record, while the prosecution maintained the conviction was legally sound. The court rejected these claims, finding no justification for reducing the sentence or overturning the conviction.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 § 1 k.p.k.; Art. 438 § 4 k.p.k.: An appeal based on excessive punishment or a good character record is rejected if the penalty remains proportionate to the crime and no procedural error affected the verdict.
Keywords
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excessive punishment
good work record
theft conviction
proportionality principle
criminal appeal
sentence reduction
Art. 438 k.p.k.
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 636 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 2 ust. 1 pkt 3 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. 64 § 1 k.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. 53 § 1 k.k
Cited Case Law
AI generatedRelated Decisions
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II AKa 420/22
Appellate court modifies sentence for joint theft, applying continuous offenses and excessive penalty rules.
X Ka 360/23
Court quashes first-instance acquittal due to procedural error regarding victim's fear assessment under Art. 7 CPC.
II Ka 397/21
Court partially allowed appeal, downgrading theft attempt to lesser offense due to minor threshold breach.
III Ka 521/25
Appeal court reduced drug trafficking sentence and removed prior conviction aggravating circumstance.