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III Ko 701/22 AI generated

Court partially allowed compensation claim for prison time, rejecting excessive damages while awarding reasonable amounts.

Case Number III Ko 701/22
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The court partially granted the plaintiff's claim for damages and compensation arising from the execution of a prison sentence. While the plaintiff sought substantial sums for wrongful imprisonment and contract breaches, the court found the imprisonment consequences typical and not severe enough to justify the requested high compensation. Consequently, the court awarded a reasonable compensation of 40,000 PLN and a specific damages amount of 7,338.44 PLN, dismissing the remainder of the request.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 552 § 2 k.p.k.; Art. 554 § 4 k.p.k.: The court must assess the severity of suffering caused by imprisonment to determine appropriate compensation, rejecting excessive claims while awarding amounts that reflect the actual harm and fulfill the compensatory purpose without being symbolic.

Keywords

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compensation for imprisonment damages for wrongful conviction prison sentence execution reasonable compensation standard criminal procedure costs state liability psychological impact assessment

Cited Legislation

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Art. 552 § 2 k.p.k.
Art. 554 § 4 k.p.k.
§ 11 ust. 6 Rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 22.10.2015r.
§ 17 pkt 1 Rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 22.10.2015r.
art. 552§2 k.p.k
art. 554 §4 k.p.k
art. 64§1 k.k
art. 17§1 pkt 3 k.p.k
art. 209 §1 k.k
art. 279 §1 k.k

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