II Ka 709/25
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Court dismisses appeal on excessive sentence grounds, upholding original drug trafficking conviction and costs order.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe District Court in Siedlce dismissed the defendant's appeal regarding the excessive nature of the sentence imposed for drug trafficking. The defense argued the penalty was disproportionately high, but the court found no evidence of such disproportionality given the established facts. Consequently, the original conviction and the order for the defendant to pay court costs were upheld in full.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 62 ust. 1 ustawy o przeciwdziałaniu narkomanii; Art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.: The court will not set aside a sentence unless it is grossly disproportionate to the circumstances of the crime and the offender's culpability.
Keywords
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drug trafficking
excessive sentence
proportionality principle
criminal appeal
court costs
disproportionate penalty
Sąd Okręgowy
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 62 ust. 1 ustawy o przeciwdziałaniu narkomanii
Art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.
Art. 636 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 8 ustawy o opłatach w sprawach karnych
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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