Phrases undetermined describing the mental health of the accused and the use of obligatory defence Cover Image

Zwroty niedookreślone charakteryzujące stan zdrowia psychicznego oskarżonego a możliwość zastosowania obrony obligatoryjnej
Phrases undetermined describing the mental health of the accused and the use of obligatory defence

Author(s): Małgorzata Żbikowska
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: accused; obligatory defense; indeterminate; sanity; mental health condition; phrases undetermined

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the reasons for the use of obligatory defense, reffered to in art. 79 of the Polish Code of Criminal Procedure, especially in § 1 p. 4, from a linguistic perspective. Art. 79 k.p.k. contains phrases undetermined which describe the mental health of the accused. Their identification in a criminal trial obliges the court to appoint an official defender. The author considers the linguistic correctness of these indetermined phrases.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 21 (1)
  • Page Range: 275-297
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish