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IV Ka 661/14 AI generated

Criminal appeal court corrects a sentencing date error while upholding the conviction and penalty for theft.

Case Number IV Ka 661/14
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The appellate court partially modified the first-instance judgment by correcting the date of the alleged theft from October 20 to September 20, 2013. The defendant argued he was elsewhere on the original date, but the court found his confession, witness testimony, and video surveillance evidence proved his presence at the scene. Consequently, the conviction and sentence were upheld as they correctly addressed the actual circumstances of the crime.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 119 § 1 k.w.; Art. 400 § 1 k.p.k.: The appellate court may correct factual errors in the date of the crime when evidence clearly demonstrates the true date, while maintaining the validity of the conviction and penalty if they remain appropriate to the corrected facts.

Keywords

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criminal appeal procedure date of crime correction theft conviction free evaluation of evidence reformatory judgment confession and video evidence costs of proceedings

Cited Legislation

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Art. 119 § 1 k.w.
Art. 400 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 119 k.p.w.
Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 7 k.p.k.
art. 7 k.p.k
art. 119 k.p
art. 624 § 1 k.p.k

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