XII K 284/24
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Court combines sentences for concurrent crimes, applying mandatory absorption to set total term at 25 years.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court combined two prior judgments against the defendant, resulting in a total sentence of 25 years imprisonment. The defendant committed crimes in 1995 and 2006-2007, with the court applying the mandatory absorption rule under Article 88 of the Criminal Code. The court determined that the 25-year sentence absorbs all other penalties for concurrent offenses, noting the defendant's good behavior in isolation as a mitigating factor.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 88 k.k.; Art. 577 k.p.k.: When multiple sentences are combined for concurrent crimes, the court must apply the absorption principle, where the highest sentence absorbs all others, making this mandatory under the Criminal Code.
Keywords
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concurrent crimes
absorption principle
combined sentence
Criminal Code
procedural combination
prison term
mandatory absorption
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 85 § 1 and 2 k.k.
Art. 88 k.k.
Art. 4 § 1 k.k.
Art. 577 k.p.k.
Art. 576 k.p.k.
Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
art. 88 k.k
art. 63 § 1 k.k
art. 271 § 1 k.k
art. 270 § 1 k.k
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