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V KK 575/18 AI generated

Criminal appeal dismissed as obviously groundless; defendant acquitted of murder and robbery charges.

Case Number V KK 575/18
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court dismissed the defendant's criminal appeal as obviously groundless, ordering him to bear no costs. The lower courts had acquitted the defendant of charges of murder and robbery based on evidence proving the victim died from natural causes unrelated to the defendant's actions. The court upheld this acquittal, rejecting the prosecution's arguments that the evidence was insufficient to establish the defendant's guilt.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 400 § 1 k.p.k.; Art. 401 § 1 k.p.k.: A criminal appeal is dismissed as obviously groundless when the lower court's decision is based on clear and unambiguous evidence that conclusively establishes the defendant's innocence or lack of criminal intent.

Keywords

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criminal appeal dismissal obviously groundless appeal acquittal murder acquittal robbery natural causes death lack of criminal intent costs of appeal

Cited Legislation

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Art. 400 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 401 § 1 k.p.k.
art. 535 § 3 k.p.k
akt V KK 575/18 POSTANOWIENIE Dnia 20 grudnia 2018 r.Sąd Najwyższy w składzie: SSN Michał Laskowski na posiedzeniu w trybie art. 535 § 3 k.p.k.

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Sygn. akt V KK 575/18 POSTANOWIENIE Dnia 20 grudnia 2018 r.Sąd Najwyższy w składzie: SSN Michał Laskowski na posiedzeniu w trybie art. 535 § 3 k.p.k. po rozpoznaniu w Izbie Karnej w dniu 20 grudnia 2018 r. sprawy M. M. z powodu kasacji obrońcy skazanego, od wyroku Sądu Apelacyjnego w […]z dnia 26 kwietnia 2018 r., sygn. akt II AKa […], zmieniającego wyrok Sądu Okręgowego we W.z dnia 5 grudnia 2017 r., sygn. III K […], postanowił: 1. oddalić kasację jako oczywiście bezzasadną, 2. zwolnić skazanego M. M. od ponoszenia kosztów sądowych postępowania kasacyjnego.