II Ka 28/25
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Criminal appeal dismissed; defendant's appeal against conviction upheld with costs waived due to poverty.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's appeal, upholding the first-instance conviction for the specified crimes. The defendant argued for a change in the verdict but raised no substantive legal grounds, resulting in a finding that the appeal was entirely unfounded. Consequently, the court ruled that the defendant must bear the costs of the proceedings, but waived this obligation entirely due to the defendant's difficult financial situation.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 636 § 1 k.p.k.; Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k. w zw. z art. 634 k.p.k.: An appeal lacking any legal or factual basis is dismissed, and the appellant bears the costs, unless the court grants a full exemption from such costs due to the appellant's difficult financial situation.
Keywords
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criminal appeal
dismissal of appeal
waiver of costs
financial hardship
public defender
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 636 § 1 k.p.k.
art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
art. 634 k.p.k.
art. 29 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 26 maja 1982 r. Prawo o adwokaturze
§ 17 ust. 2 pkt 4 oraz § 20 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 14 maja 2024 r. w sprawie ponoszenia przez Skarb Państwa albo jednostki samorządu terytorialnego kosztów nieopłaconej pomocy prawnej udzielonej przez adwokata z urzędu
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
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