„Other similarly dangerous object” as an instrumenta sceleris in the provisions of the Penal Code Cover Image

„Inny podobnie niebezpieczny przedmiot” jako instrumenta sceleris w świetle przepisów części szczególnej Kodeksu karnego
„Other similarly dangerous object” as an instrumenta sceleris in the provisions of the Penal Code

Author(s): Arkadiusz Paweł Szajna
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Criminology, Penal Policy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: criminal/penal law; assault; fight; battery; robbery; other similarly dangerous objects;

Summary/Abstract: This publication aims to determine what type of instrumenta sceleris under art. 159, 223 § 1, 280 § 2, 345 § 3 of the Penal Code should be included in the category of „other similarly dangerous objects”. Three concepts concerning the method of assessing the danger of a given object were presented, with the indication – according to the author – of the most appropriate, stating that in the process of determining whether a given instrumenta sceleris under art. 159, 223 § 1, 280 § 2, 345 § 3 of the Penal Code can be classified into the group of „other similarly dangerous objects”, it should be verified that they have objective properties, indicating that the use of them create an equivalent threat to human life or health resulting from the use of a knife or a firearm. At the end of the publication, judgments were presented in which the object was considered (or not) as „other similarly dangerous”.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 52
  • Page Range: 459-475
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish