II Ka 26/25
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Appeal dismissed; sentence upheld; defendant's claim of excessive penalty rejected by court.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defense's partial appeal regarding the excessive penalty, upholding the first-instance judgment. The defendant argued for a lighter sentence under Article 438(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, but the court found no grounds to alter the conviction or sentence. Consequently, the court ruled that the original penalty was not excessively disproportionate and ordered the state to cover defense costs.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 ust. 4 k.p.k.; Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.: The court will not increase a sentence on appeal unless the first-instance judgment is clearly erroneous or the penalty is grossly disproportionate to the crime.
Keywords
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excessive penalty
proportionality principle
criminal appeal
defense costs
state funding
sentence modification
criminal procedure
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 ust. 4 k.p.k.
Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
§ 17 ust. 2 pkt 4 w zw. z § 4 ust. 3 Rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 14 maja 2024 r.
art. 226 § 1 k.k
art. 190 § 1 k.k
art. 217 § 1 k.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
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