III K 45/23
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Court applies partial absorption principle for combined sentences to avoid unjustified leniency for repeat offenders.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court upheld the combined sentence of 10 years imprisonment by applying the principle of partial absorption rather than full absorption. The defendant argued for full absorption to reduce the total penalty, but the court found no statutory basis for this approach. The decision prioritizes the preventive and educational goals of punishment over granting unwarranted relief to a recidivist.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 85a k.k.; Art. 86 § 1 k.k.: The principle of partial absorption is the priority rule for combined sentences, as full absorption constitutes an extreme measure requiring special justification and should not be applied to reward repeated criminal behavior.
Keywords
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combined sentence
partial absorption
full absorption
recidivism
Kodeks karny
principle of asperacji
preventive goals
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 85a k.k.
Art. 86 § 1 k.k.
Art. 572 k.p.k.
Art. 87 § 1 k.k.
art. 278 § 1 k.k
art. 64 § 1 k.k
art. 91 § 1 k.k
art. 4 § 1 k.k
art. 86 § 1 k.k
art. 572 k.p.k
Cited Case Law
AI generatedpostanowienie SN z 8 listopada 2006 roku III KK 63/06
wyrok SA w Gdańsku z dnia 25 października 2007 roku sygn. akt II AKa 301/07
wyrok SN z 2 grudnia 1975 roku Rw 628/75
wyrok SA w Katowicach z dnia 13 listopada 2003 roku, II AKa 339/03
wyrok Sądu Apelacyjnego w Lublinie z dn. 16.03.2010r o sygn. II AKa 57/10
III KK 63/06
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