XII K 60/24
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Court applies old Criminal Code to defendant, reducing fine limits due to more lenient law principle.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court sentenced the defendant to one year and eight months imprisonment and a daily fine of 50 zlotys. The prosecution argued for a higher fine based on current law, but the court applied the Criminal Code version valid on the date of the crime. The court ruled that the previous law was more lenient regarding fine limits, thus applying it to the defendant's benefit.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 4 § 1 k.k.; Art. 33 § 1, 2, 3 k.k.: When a new criminal law is more lenient than the old one regarding the scope of fines, the court must apply the older, more lenient law to the defendant.
Keywords
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principle of leniency
retroactive application of law
Criminal Code provisions
daily fine limits
beneficial retroactivity
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 4 § 1 k.k.
Art. 33 § 1 k.k.
Art. 33 § 1a k.k.
Art. 33 § 2 k.k.
Art. 33 § 3 k.k.
Art. 286 § 1 k.k.
Art. 294 § 1 k.k.
Art. 46 § 1 k.k.
Art. 627 k.p.k.
art. 286 § 1 k.k
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