Supreme Court dismisses retrial request as obviously unfounded due to lack of new evidence or procedural error.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court rejected the defendant's request for a retrial, ruling it obviously unfounded under Article 545 § 3 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The applicant sought to reopen the final judgment from the Poznań Court of Appeal regarding a 2013 case, but failed to demonstrate any new evidence or procedural violations. The court declined to accept the retrial request because the grounds presented did not meet the strict statutory requirements for overturning a final decision.
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AI generatedArt. 545 § 3 zd. 1 k.p.k.; A request for retrial is rejected if it is obviously unfounded, meaning the applicant fails to establish new facts, evidence, or procedural errors that could alter the outcome.
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I KO 88/23 POSTANOWIENIE Dnia 28 listopada 2023 r.Sąd Najwyższy w składzie: SSN Michał Laskowski w sprawie A. K. po rozpoznaniu na posiedzeniu bez udziału stron, w dniu 28 listopada 2023 r. wniosku skazanego o wznowienie postępowania zakończonego prawomocnym wyrokiem Sądu Apelacyjnego w Poznaniu z dnia 21 maja 2013 r., sygn. akt II AKa 77/13, p o s t a n o w i ł: na podstawie art. 545 § 3 zd. pierwsze k.p.k. odmówić przyjęcia wniosku wobec jego oczywistej bezzasadności. [ał]