VI Ka 499/24
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Criminal appeal dismissed for excessive sentence; court upheld original verdict on art. 178a § 1 kk.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's appeal regarding the excessive sentence imposed under Article 178a § 1 of the Criminal Code. The defense argued that the penalty was disproportionately severe, while the prosecution maintained the original judgment's validity. The court rejected the claim of excessive punishment and upheld the first-instance ruling, ordering the defendant to pay court costs.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt. 4 k.p.k.; Art. 454 § 1 k.p.k.: The court found no evidence of a glaring disproportionality in the sentence, thereby rejecting the appeal and upholding the original conviction.
Keywords
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excessive sentence
criminal appeal
disproportionate penalty
Art. 178a kk
court costs
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt. 4 k.p.k.
Art. 454 § 1 k.p.k.
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. 53 k.k
art. 42 § 2 k.k
art. 437 § 2 k.p.k
Cited Case Law
AI generatedIII KK 14/07
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