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V KK 273/22 AI generated

Criminal appeal dismissed as obviously groundless for drug possession under Polish Narcotics Act. The court rejected the prosecutor's cassation against the lower court's conviction. The decision upholds the original judgment regarding the defendant's drug offense. The appeal was rejected because the lower court's ruling was legally sound and free of errors. The prosecutor's arguments failed to meet the high threshold for cassation review. The case involved possession of controlled substances without aggravating circumstances. The court affirmed the conviction based on established evidence and statutory interpretation. The ruling emphasizes the finality of lower court decisions in criminal matters. The appeal was dismissed without further examination of the merits. The state bears the costs of the rejected cassation proceedings.

Case Number V KK 273/22
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Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court dismissed the prosecutor's cassation appeal as obviously groundless, upholding the lower court's conviction for drug possession. The defendant, P.B., was found guilty under Article 56 of the Polish Narcotics Act for possessing controlled substances, a charge the regional court had previously sustained. The prosecutor argued for a reversal, but the Supreme Court determined the lower court's reasoning was legally sound and the appeal lacked any substantive merit. Consequently, the court rejected the cassation and assigned the procedural costs to the state treasury.

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Art. 388 § 1 pkt 1 k.p.k.; Art. 56 ust. 1, 3 u.p.n.; The Supreme Court may dismiss a cassation appeal as obviously groundless when the lower court's decision is legally sound and the appeal fails to demonstrate any error warranting review.

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cassation appeal dismissal obviously groundless appeal drug possession offense Narcotics Act provisions prosecutor cassation rights criminal procedure law state cost allocation

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Art. 388 § 1 pkt 1 k.p.k.
Art. 56 ust. 1, 3 u.p.n.
V KK 273/22 POSTANOWIENIE Dnia 9 maja 2023 r.Sąd Najwyższy w składzie: SSN Igor Zgoliński (przewodniczący, sprawozdawca)‎SSN Dariusz Kala‎SSN Marek MotukProtokolant Dorota Szczerbiak przy udziale prokuratora Prokuratury Krajowej Małgorzaty Kozłowskiej,‎w sprawie P.B.‎oskarżonego z art. 56 ust.

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V KK 273/22 POSTANOWIENIE Dnia 9 maja 2023 r.Sąd Najwyższy w składzie: SSN Igor Zgoliński (przewodniczący, sprawozdawca)‎SSN Dariusz Kala‎SSN Marek MotukProtokolant Dorota Szczerbiak przy udziale prokuratora Prokuratury Krajowej Małgorzaty Kozłowskiej,‎w sprawie P.B.‎oskarżonego z art. 56 ust. 1 i 3 ustawy z dnia 29 lipca 2005r. o przeciwdziałaniu narkomanii‎po rozpoznaniu w Izbie Karnej na rozprawie‎w dniu 9 maja 2023 r.,‎kasacji, wniesionej przez prokuratora‎od wyroku Sądu Okręgowego w Gdańsku‎z dnia 26 października 2021 r., sygn. akt V Ka 1737/21‎utrzymującego w mocy wyrok Sądu Rejonowego Gdańsk- Południe w Gdańsku‎z dnia 22 marca 2021r. r., sygn. akt II K 1506/19, 1) oddala kasację jako oczywiście bezzasadną; 2) kosztami sądowymi postępowania kasacyjnego obciąża Skarb Państwa. D.P. [ał]