II W 225/23
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Court convicts defendant of disturbing peace for shouting and fighting with a tenant at night.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court convicted the defendant of disturbing peace and ordered a fine of 500 PLN plus court costs. The defendant claimed he was helping an evicted tenant, but the court found his version contradictory and unreliable compared to the consistent testimony of the two victims. Consequently, the court rejected the defense and upheld the finding of intentional guilt based on the corroborated accounts of noise and fighting.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 51 § 1 k.k.; Art. 24 § 1, 3 k.k.; Art. 33 § 1-4 k.k. - The court established that a defendant's inconsistent statements and failure to corroborate their version of events, despite clear evidence of noise and conflict, constitute sufficient grounds for a finding of intentional guilt under the peace disturbance statute.
Keywords
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disturbing peace
nighttime noise
tenant eviction
inconsistent testimony
criminal conviction
fine imposition
burden of proof
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 51 § 1 k.k.
Art. 24 § 1 k.k.
Art. 24 § 3 k.k.
Art. 33 § 1-4 k.k.
Art. 119 § 1 k.p.w.
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