II Ka 209/25
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Court upheld sentence for excessive penalty appeal, dismissing defense's claim of disproportionate punishment.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe District Court in Siedlce upheld the first-instance sentence while awarding legal costs to the defense attorney. The defense appealed citing Article 438(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure regarding excessive punishment, but the appellate court found no grounds to alter the penalty. Consequently, the court dismissed the appeal on the merits but ordered the State to cover the defense's legal fees.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 ust. 4 k.p.k.; Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.; Art. 634 k.p.k.: The court of appeal may modify a sentence only if the lower court's decision is based on a material law error or a gross disproportionality in the penalty, otherwise the original ruling stands.
Keywords
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excessive penalty appeal
disproportionate punishment
Code of Criminal Procedure
legal costs state
defense attorney fees
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 438 ust. 4 k.p.k.
Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 634 k.p.k.
§ 17 ust. 5 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 14 maja 2024 roku
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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