II Ka 568/24
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Court dismissed appeal on excessive sentence grounds, upholding original penalty for theft with aggravating circumstances.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defense's partial appeal regarding excessive sentencing, upholding the first-instance judgment. The defendant was convicted of theft under Article 178a § 4 of the Criminal Code, with the defense arguing the penalty was disproportionately high. The court found no evidence of such disproportionality given the specific aggravating circumstances present in the case.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt. 4 k.p.k.; Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.; The court held that a criminal penalty is not unreasonably disproportionate when justified by specific aggravating circumstances established in the facts.
Keywords
AI generated
excessive sentence appeal
theft aggravated circumstances
disproportionate penalty
Criminal Code Art 178a
procedural appeal dismissal
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt. 4 k.p.k.
Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 8 ust. 1 pkt. 3 ustawy z dnia 23 czerwca 1973 r. o opłatach w sprawach karnych
§ 1 Rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 18 czerwca 2003 r. w sprawie wysokości i sposobu obliczania wydatków Skarbu Państwa w postępowaniu karnym
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. 437 § 2 k.p.k
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