II Ka 137/25
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Court dismissed defense appeal against conviction for aiding a terrorist organization, upholding original sentence.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe District Court in Łukow convicted the defendant of aiding a terrorist organization, and the defense appealed to the Regional Court in Siedlce. The appellate court found no errors in the first-instance judgment regarding the legal qualification or the assessment of evidence. Consequently, the court rejected the appeal and upheld the original conviction while ordering the defendant to pay court costs.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 244 k.k.; Art. 438 pkt. 2 k.p.k.: The court of appeal must uphold a first-instance judgment if the lower court correctly applied the law and the evidence sufficiently supports the conviction, rejecting arguments that the procedural error did not affect the verdict's substance.
Keywords
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aiding terrorist organization
criminal appeal procedure
upholding first instance judgment
procedural error without impact
court costs allocation
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 244 k.k.
Art. 438 pkt. 2 k.p.k.
Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 8 ustawy z dnia 23 czerwca 1973 roku o opłatach w sprawach karnych
art. 244 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
art. 439 k.p.k
Cited Case Law
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