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V KK 579/18 AI generated

Criminal appeal dismissed as obviously unfounded; defendant bears appeal costs under Polish Criminal Procedure Code.

Case Number V KK 579/18
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Outcome Dismissed

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The Supreme Court dismissed the criminal appeal filed by the defendant as obviously unfounded. The defendant challenged a second-instance judgment convicting him under Article 148 of the Criminal Code for specific offenses. The court rejected the appeal because the lower court's decision was legally sound and required no further review.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 400 § 1 k.p.k.; Art. 400 § 2 k.p.k.: The Supreme Court may dismiss a criminal appeal as obviously unfounded when the lower court's decision is legally correct and the appeal lacks any merit, thereby relieving the court of a full merits review.

Keywords

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obviously unfounded appeal criminal procedure code dismissal of cassation legal error review court costs allocation second instance judgment summary dismissal

Cited Legislation

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Art. 400 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 400 § 2 k.p.k.
art. 14 § 1 k.k
R.‎skazanego z art. 14 § 1 k.k.

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Sygn. akt V KK 579/18 POSTANOWIENIE Dnia 26 marca 2019 r.Sąd Najwyższy w składzie: SSN Wiesław Kozielewicz po rozpoznaniu w Izbie Karnej na posiedzeniu w dniu 26 marca 2019r. sprawy P. R.‎skazanego z art. 14 § 1 k.k. w zw. z art. 148 § 2 pkt 4 kk oraz art. 148 § 3 kk i innych‎z powodu kasacji wniesionej przez obrońcę skazanego‎od wyroku Sądu Apelacyjnego […]‎z dnia 11 kwietnia 2018 r., sygn. akt II AKa […]‎zmieniającego wyrok Sądu Okręgowego we W.‎z dnia 8 listopada 2017 r., sygn. akt III K […], oddala kasację jako oczywiście bezzasadną, a kosztami sądowymi postępowania kasacyjnego obciąża skazanego