II Ka 834/23 AI generated

Criminal appeal partially allowed; court modifies crime description dates while upholding conviction and costs.

Case Number II Ka 834/23

Court / Authority Sąd powszechny

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2024-01-11

Outcome Partially Allowed

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Legislator summary

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The appellate court partially modified the first-instance judgment by correcting the specific time periods of the alleged criminal acts. The defendant appealed claiming procedural errors and factual inaccuracies, but the court found these arguments insufficient to overturn the conviction or the penalty. Consequently, the court upheld the original verdict regarding guilt and sentencing while adjusting the factual description of the crime timeline.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 438 pkt 2, 3 k.p.k.; Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.: An appeal based on alleged factual errors or procedural defects may result in a modification of the description of the criminal act if the error affects the judgment, without necessitating a full acquittal or reduction of the penalty.

Keywords

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criminal appeal factual error procedural defect crime description court costs partial modification criminal procedure

Cited Legislation

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Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.

§ 11 ust. 2 pkt 4 w zw. z ust. 7 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 22 października 2015 r. w sprawie opłat za czynności adwokackie

art. 2 ust. 1 pkt 4 w zw. z art. 8 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

art. 7 k.p.k

art. 167 k.p.k

Cited Case Law

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Supreme Court dismisses criminal appeals as obviously unfounded due to lack of material law violations.

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