IV Ka 844/14
AI generated
Appeal dismissed; minor offense with low social harm but public setting and defiant attitude precluded exemption from fine.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court dismissed the appeal against a fine for drinking alcohol in a public place near a kindergarten. The defense argued for exemption from the penalty due to the minor social harm and procedural errors, but the court rejected these claims. The court determined that the defendant's defiant attitude and the public nature of the offense negated any grounds for exemption, leading to the dismissal of the appeal and the imposition of costs.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa o wychowaniu w trzeźwości i przeciwdziałaniu alkoholizmowi, art. 1 § 1 k.w.; Although minor offenses may have negligible social harm, the specific circumstances and the offender's attitude determine whether exemption from penalty is appropriate.
Keywords
AI generated
drinking in public
social harm assessment
exemption from penalty
defiant attitude
appellate dismissal
minor offense
procedural costs
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 43 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 26 października 1982 roku o wychowaniu w trzeźwości i przeciwdziałaniu alkoholizmowi
art. 1 § 1 k.w.
art. 39 § 1 k.w.
art. 7 k.p.k.
art. 8 k.p.w.
art. 39 k.p.w.
art. 14 ust. 2a ustawy z dnia 26 października 1982 roku o wychowaniu w trzeźwości i przeciwdziałaniu alkoholizmowi
art. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k.
art. 5 § 1 pkt 4 k.p.w.
art. 45 § 1 kw
art. 118 § 2 k.p.w.
§ 14 ust. 2 pkt 4 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 25 lutego 2013 r.
Cited Case Law
AI generatedII KK 87/03
IV KK 113/02