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II Ka 517/23 AI generated

Criminal appeal dismissed; prosecutor's appeal upheld; state pays defense costs for public defender.

Case Number II Ka 517/23
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The District Court in Siedlce dismissed the prosecutor's appeal against the first-instance judgment convicting the defendant of theft. The prosecutor argued for a change in the verdict under Article 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, but the court found no procedural errors affecting the outcome. Consequently, the original conviction was upheld, and the state was ordered to pay the public defender's fees incurred during the appeal.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 438 § 2 k.p.k.; Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.; The appeal is dismissed if the prosecutor fails to demonstrate that a procedural error influenced the judgment, and the state bears the costs of the public defender's services in the appeal proceedings.

Keywords

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criminal appeal dismissal prosecutor appeal public defender costs procedural error review state expense liability theft conviction code of criminal procedure

Cited Legislation

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Art. 438 § 2 k.p.k.
Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.
§ 11 ust. 2 pkt 4 Rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 22 października 2015 r. w sprawie opłat za czynności adwokackie
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

Cited Case Law

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Trybunał Konstytucyjny z dnia 20 grudnia 2022 r. w sprawie SK 78/21
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