IV Ka 980/14
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Court partially allowed appeal reducing fine and driving ban duration for minor traffic offense.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court partially revoked the first-instance judgment, reducing the fine from 5,000 to 2,000 zlotys and shortening the driving ban from three to two years. The defendant argued the penalties were disproportionately high given his low income and lack of prior record for this specific offense. The court agreed that the maximum fine and the inclusion of a bicycle ban were excessive and failed to account for the defendant's specific circumstances.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 87 § 1 k.w.; Art. 94 § 1 k.w.; Art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.: A penalty is disproportionately severe only if, despite being within statutory limits, it fails to adequately consider the circumstances of the offense and the offender's personality, rendering it socially unjust.
Keywords
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disproportionate penalty
appellate review
traffic offense
driving ban duration
fine reduction
proportionality principle
minor offender
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 87 § 1 k.w.
Art. 94 § 1 k.w.
Art. 9 § 2 k.w.
Art. 87 § 3 k.w.
Art. 29 § 1 k.w.
Art. 109 § 2 k.p.w.
Art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k.
Art. 119 k.p.w.
Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k
Cited Case Law
AI generatedII KRN 198/94 OSP 1995 Nr 6 poz. 18
V KRN 178/85 OSNKW 7-8/1985, poz. 60
V KRN 60/74 OSNKW 1974/11/213