Sprawa Romana Gawronskiego przed Sądem Specjalnym w Katowicach jako przykład zmiany prawomocnego wyroku

Abstract

The article analyses a criminal case before a German Special Court in Katowice in 1943. The valid and binding decision was successfully appealed by a prosecutor resorting to a an extraordinary legal remedy, complaint caused by the invalidity of such a sentence. In the first trial, Roman Gawronski was convicted of illicit trading and theft, and sentenced to a total of 12 years hard labour. After a complaint lodged by the prosecutor, the Special Court in Katowice issued the correct sentence, being the death penalty. The article examines the legal foundations of both rulings and arguments of the prosecutor supporting the invalidation of a final judgment. It also provides an overview on the structure and procedure in the special courts.