II Ka 728/23 AI generated

Court dismissed defense appeal on sentencing, upholding original conviction and ordering defendant to pay court costs.

Case Number II Ka 728/23

Court / Authority Sąd powszechny

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2023-12-05

Outcome Dismissed

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Legislator summary

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The Court of Appeal dismissed the defense's partial appeal regarding the sentence, ruling it entirely unfounded. The defendant argued for a change in the penalty under Article 438(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code, but the court found no grounds to alter the first-instance judgment. Consequently, the original conviction was upheld, and the defendant was ordered to bear the full cost of the appeal proceedings.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 438 § 4 k.p.k.; Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.: An appeal challenging the severity of a sentence must be substantiated by evidence of egregious disproportion; absent such proof, the original sentence stands and the appellant bears the costs.

Keywords

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criminal appeal sentencing review proportionality of penalty court costs unfounded appeal criminal procedure code upholding conviction

Cited Legislation

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Art. 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. 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