II Ka 416/23
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Court reduced sentence for excessive punishment under Art. 438(4) k.p.k. from restriction to 8 months imprisonment.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal partially overturned the first-instance judgment regarding the defendant's sentence, striking down the provision for a restriction of liberty. The prosecution appealed the excessive penalty, arguing it violated the principle of proportionality under Article 438(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The court agreed that the original sentence was disproportionately harsh and substituted it with eight months of imprisonment.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 ust. 4 k.p.k.; Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.: When a sentence is grossly disproportionate, the court may reduce it to ensure proportionality between the crime and the punishment.
Keywords
AI generated
excessive punishment
proportionality principle
criminal appeal
sentence reduction
gross disproportionality
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 ust. 4 k.p.k.
Art. 624 § 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. 53 k.k
art. 286 § 1 k.k
art. 46 § 1 k.k
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