Kwartalnik Krajowej Szkoły Sądownictwa i Prokuratury * 2025* tom 57* zeszyt 1-2* s. 12-33 * ISSN (ONLINE) 3072-337X

Czy milczenie oskarżonego coś nam mówi? O konsekwencjach milczenia oskarżonego słów kilka.

Does the accused’s silence tell us anything? A few words about the consequences of the accused’s silence.

Karol Żyła  – absolwent XIII rocznika aplikacji prokuratorskiej KSSiP, asesor Prokuratury Rejonowej Gliwice-Wschód w Gliwicach, doktorant Szkoły Doktorskiej Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach;  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-6468

https://doi.org/10.53024/2.1-2.57.2025

URL: https://www.kssip.gov.pl/pobierz_plik/karol_zyla

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SUMMARY:

The author of an article carries out a comprehensive presentation of the consequences of the exercise of the right of silence by the accused in a criminal proceedings. The considerations include the impact of the accused's silence on the assessment of the collected evidence and the overall circumstances of the case, taking into account the rudimentary principles of the criminal proceedings. In this regard, an attempt is made to determine whether silence can be taken into account in the process of proof and constitute the starting point for further decisions - including the decision on the subject of the trial. The impact of the exercise of the right to remain silent by the accused on the procedural situation of the accused is also presented in the context of the admissibility of the institution of sentencing without a hearing and the institution of extraordinary mitigation of punishment.

Key words: right to remain silent, principle of free assessment of evidence, defendant, conviction without trial, extraordinary mitigation of punishment.

Bibliographic Citation:

ŻYŁA, K. Czy milczenie oskarżonego coś nam mówi? O konsekwencjach milczenia oskarżonego słów kilka, Kwartalnik Krajowej Szkoły Sądownictwa i Prokuratury. 2025, t. 57, z. 1-2, s. 12-33. ISSN (ONLINE) 3072-337X. DOI: 10.53024/2.1-2.57.2025