II Ka 509/23
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Appeal dismissed; lower court upheld conviction while shifting defense costs to the state due to unemployment.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court dismissed the defense's appeal, upholding the first-instance conviction for attempted theft. The defendant argued procedural errors and factual mistakes, but the court found no grounds to alter the judgment. Consequently, the court ordered the state to pay the defense attorney's fees because the defendant is currently unemployed.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 624 § 1 k.p.k.; Art. 634 k.p.k.; Art. 17 ust. 2 pkt 4 Rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 03 października 2016 r. – The court may order the state to pay defense costs if the accused is unemployed, even when dismissing an appeal.
Keywords
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criminal appeal
dismissed appeal
state defense costs
unemployed accused
public defender fees
criminal procedure code
costs of proceedings
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 634 k.p.k.
Art. 17 ust. 2 pkt 4 Rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 03 października 2016 r. w sprawie ponoszenia przez Skarb Państwa kosztów nieopłaconej pomocy prawnej udzielonej przez adwokata z urzędu
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. 4 k.p.k
art. 366 § 1 k.p.k
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