VI Ka 777/25
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Appeal court quashes joint sentence for legal basis error and remands for new sentencing under current law.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appeal court quashed the first-instance joint sentence and remanded the case for a new decision. The defendant argued for a change in the ruling, but the court found the original judgment violated the correct legal basis for joint sentencing. Consequently, the court ordered the lower court to re-sentence using the law effective from June 24, 2020, ensuring the new penalty does not worsen the defendant's situation.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 438 k.p.k.; Art. 29 ust. 1 Prawo o adwokaturze: When a joint sentence is quashed due to a legal basis error, the appellate court must remand the case for a new ruling applying the current law, ensuring the outcome does not aggravate the defendant's position.
Keywords
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joint sentence quashing
legal basis error
remand for retrial
appellate procedure
defendant's rights protection
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 29 ust. 1 Prawo o adwokaturze z dnia 26 maja 1982 r.
§ 17 ust. 5 i § 4 ust. 3 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 14 maja 2024 r.
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. 570 k.p.k
art. 85 § 1 k.k
art. 4 § 1 k.k
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