II Ka 480/23 AI generated

Court dismisses appeal against sentence modification removing prior conviction reference from crime description.

Case Number II Ka 480/23

Court / Authority Sąd powszechny

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2023-11-20

Outcome Dismissed

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Legislator summary

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The Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's appeal seeking to reinstate a reference to a prior conviction within the crime description. The defense argued this violated material law and procedural rules by altering the factual basis of the conviction. The court ruled that the original lower court judgment was legally sound and the removal of the specific citation did not constitute a material error affecting the verdict.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 438 pkt 1, 2, 3 k.p.k.; The court may modify a judgment to correct clerical errors or remove redundant references to prior judgments without violating the principle of legal certainty or affecting the substantive outcome of the trial.

Keywords

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criminal appeal procedure modification of judgment prior conviction reference material law violation procedural error factual findings costs of appeal

Cited Legislation

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art. 438 pkt 1 k.p.k.

art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k.

art. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k.

art. 636 k.p.k.

art. 2 ust. 1 pkt 3 ustawy z dnia 23 czerwca 1973 r. o opłatach w sprawach karnych

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

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