II Ka 748/24
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Appeal against drug trafficking conviction dismissed; defense costs awarded to state; defendant bears procedural costs.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court dismissed the defense's appeal regarding the conviction for drug trafficking but ordered the state to pay defense costs for the second instance. The defense argued factual errors and excessive sentencing, yet the court found no grounds to overturn the first-instance verdict. Consequently, the judgment upholding the conviction was maintained while reallocating financial burdens between the parties.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k.; Art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.: The appeal is rejected when factual findings are not erroneous and the sentence is not grossly disproportionate, resulting in the upholding of the first-instance conviction.
Keywords
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drug trafficking conviction
appellate review standard
factual error argument
procedural costs allocation
defense costs award
gross disproportionality test
second instance judgment
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 59 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 20 lipca 2005 roku o przeciwdziałaniu narkomanii
art. 56 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 29 lipca 2005 roku o przeciwdziałaniu narkomanii
art. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k.
art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.
art. 634 k.p.k.
art. 636 § 1 i 2 k.p.k.
art. 627 k.p.k.
art. 8 ustawy z dnia 23 czerwca 1973 r. o opłatach w sprawach karnych
art. 438 pkt 1 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k
Cited Case Law
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