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1 | (2) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (30) |
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Introduction: Germany as an Inquisitorial System |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (4) |
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12 | (3) |
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Stages of Legal Examination |
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The Position of the Offender at Different Stages in the Proceedings |
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16 | (1) |
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The Major Procedural Maxims: An Overview |
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16 | (20) |
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Constitutional Principles |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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The Right to a Predetermined Judge (Gesetzlicher Richter) |
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18 | (1) |
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The Right to be Heard (Rechtliches Gehor) |
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19 | (1) |
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The Right to a Fair Trial |
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20 | (1) |
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The Presumption of Innocence (Unschuldsvermutung) |
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21 | (1) |
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The Principle of Proportionality (Grundsatz der Verhaltnismaßigkeit and Ubermaßverbot) |
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22 | (1) |
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The Judicial Duty of Care (Gerichtliche Fursorgepflicht) |
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22 | (1) |
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Ne Bis in Idem: Strafklageverbrauch |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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Accusatory Principle (Anklagegrundsatz) |
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24 | (1) |
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Principle of Public Prosecution (Offizialprinzip) |
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24 | (1) |
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Principles of Mandatory and Discretionary Prosecution (Legalitatsprinzip and Opportunitatsprinzip) |
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25 | (2) |
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Inquisitorial Principle (Ermittiungsgrundsatz) |
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27 | (1) |
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Principle of Oral Presentation of Evidence (Mundlichkeitsprinzip) |
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28 | (1) |
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Presentation of Evidence before the Deciding Judges (Unmittelbarkeitsprinzip) |
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28 | (2) |
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Concentration and Speedy Trial Principles (Konzentrationsmaxime and Beschleunigungsgrundsatz) |
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30 | (1) |
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Free Evaluation of Evidence (Freie Beweiswurdigung) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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Open Justice (Offentlichkeitsgrundsatz) |
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33 | (3) |
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3 Actors In The Criminal Justice System |
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36 | (33) |
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36 | (20) |
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Court Structure: General Overview |
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37 | (2) |
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Jurisdiction ratione materiae and ratione loci |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (6) |
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45 | (2) |
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Conflicts of Jurisdiction |
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47 | (2) |
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Staffing of the Courts: Professional and Lay Judges |
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49 | (3) |
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Exclusion and Recusal of Judges |
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52 | (4) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (7) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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Court Support Services: Gerichtshilfe, Jugendgerichtshilfe and Bewahrungshilfe |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (2) |
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4 Pre-Trial Investigation |
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69 | (34) |
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69 | (2) |
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Initiation of the Investigations |
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71 | (1) |
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Intrusive Measures During Investigation |
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72 | (23) |
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Arrest, Holding and Detention |
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73 | (1) |
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Arrest and Holding without Warrant |
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73 | (3) |
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Arrest on the Basis of a Warrant or a Provisional Mental Hospital/Addiction Treatment Order |
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76 | (6) |
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Special Provisions in Juvenile Proceedings |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (2) |
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Bodily Samples and DNA Analysis |
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87 | (1) |
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Bodily Samples in General |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (2) |
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Dragnet Investigations (Raster- and Schleppnetzfahndung) |
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90 | (1) |
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Electronic Surveillance of Telecommunications |
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91 | (3) |
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Undercover Agents (Verdeckte Ermittler) |
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94 | (1) |
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Interrogation of the Suspect |
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95 | (8) |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (4) |
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5 From The Decision To Prosecute To Judgment At First Instance |
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103 | (42) |
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103 | (2) |
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The Decision to Prosecute |
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105 | (10) |
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General Rules under § 170 |
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105 | (1) |
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Indictment and Admission for Trial |
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106 | (4) |
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Discontinuances Other than under § 170: §§ 153 ff and §§ 154 ff |
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110 | (1) |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (1) |
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Juvenile Proceedings: §§45 and 47 JGG |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (15) |
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115 | (2) |
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Outline of the Trial Proceedings |
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117 | (3) |
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120 | (1) |
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Role of the Judge and the Parties |
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121 | (1) |
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Plea Agreements: Absprachen im Strafprozess |
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121 | (3) |
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Changes in the Legal or Factual Basis of the Charge During Trial: §§ 265, 266 |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (4) |
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130 | (6) |
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130 | (2) |
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Form and Essential Components: An Overview |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (9) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (3) |
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The Expedited Procedure (Beschleunigtes Verfahren) |
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141 | (1) |
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The Simplified Juvenile Procedure (Vereinfachtes fugendverfahren) |
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142 | (3) |
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145 | (30) |
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145 | (1) |
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Means of Evidence: Strict Form of Proof |
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146 | (8) |
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147 | (1) |
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General Definition and Hearsay Witnesses |
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147 | (1) |
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The Defendant as Witness? |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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Fitness to Testify: Protective Measures for Vulnerable Witnesses |
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149 | (1) |
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Judges, Prosecutors and Counsel as Witnesses |
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150 | (1) |
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Procedural Issues: Duty to Testify, Oath, Contempt |
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151 | (1) |
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The Specific Problem of § 252: A Privileged Witness Who Testified Previously Uses her Right to Refuse Testimony at Trial |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (9) |
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Definition and Terminology: Court-appointed Experts, Privately Retained Experts and Witnesses Because of Expert Knowledge |
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154 | (2) |
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Role, Selection and Function of Court Experts |
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156 | (1) |
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Recusal of Experts; Right to Refuse Appointment |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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Records of Previous Statements: Vorhalt |
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159 | (3) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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Introducing Audio-visual Media and Technical Records into the Trial |
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162 | (1) |
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General Rules of Evidence |
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163 | (12) |
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The Fundamental Rule in § 244 |
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163 | (2) |
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Types of Evidential Motions: Beweisantrag, Beweisermittlungsantrag, prozessual bedingter Beweisantrag, Eventualbeweisantrag, Hilfsbeweisantrag |
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165 | (3) |
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Reasons for Denying Evidential Motions: § 244(3) to (6) |
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168 | (3) |
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Section 244(2) and its Relationship to § 257(1) and (2): The Court's Ex Officio Duty to Establish the Truth and the Parties' Duty to Object (Widerspruchslosung) |
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171 | (1) |
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The Defendant's Exercise of his Right to Silence: Adverse Inference? |
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172 | (3) |
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7 Sentencing And Enforcement: An Overview |
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175 | (47) |
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175 | (3) |
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Sentencing Principles under the Criminal Code: Adult Proceedings |
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178 | (19) |
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Foundations of the Sentencing Decision: § 46--46b StGB |
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178 | (3) |
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Severity of Consequence: Erfolgsunwert |
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181 | (3) |
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Degree of Responsibility: Handlungsunwert |
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184 | (3) |
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Effect of the Proceedings and Punishment of the Offender and Considerations of Fairness |
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187 | (1) |
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The Rule Against Double-counting |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (2) |
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The Rule on Special Mitigating Circumstances in § 49 StGB: Shifting the Sentencing Frame |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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Multiple Offences of Adult Offenders: Calculation of the Combined/Aggregate Term |
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193 | (4) |
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Sentencing Principles under the Juvenile Courts Act |
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197 | (3) |
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General Rule: Education, not Punishment |
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197 | (1) |
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The Case of Juvenile Imprisonment |
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198 | (1) |
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Multiple Offences by Juvenile Offenders: Unified Sentence |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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The Arsenal of Penalties and Early Release: Adult and Juvenile Proceedings |
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200 | (13) |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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Loss of Ability to Hold Public Office, to Vote and be Elected in Public Elections |
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202 | (1) |
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Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (1) |
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Warning Combined with Deferment of Sentence |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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Section 7 JGG Measures of Rehabilitation and Incapacitation |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (2) |
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211 | (1) |
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Suspended Sentence of Juvenile Imprisonment |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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The Two-track Sanctions Model (Zweispurigkeit): Measures of Rehabilitation and Incapacitation |
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213 | (9) |
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Mental Hospital and Custodial Addiction Treatment Orders |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (2) |
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Deferred Incapacitation Order |
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216 | (1) |
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Ex Post Incapacitation Order |
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217 | (1) |
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General Rules on Duration, Sequence and Transfer of Measures, etc |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (2) |
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Disqualification from Driving |
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220 | (1) |
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Disqualification from Exercising a Profession |
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221 | (1) |
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Confiscation (Einziehung) |
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221 | (1) |
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8 Appeals And Post-Conviction Review |
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222 | (31) |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (4) |
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222 | (1) |
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Right to Appeal; Waiver and Withdrawal |
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223 | (1) |
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No Appeals before a Decision or under a Condition; No Appeal Out of Time |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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Individual Modes of Appeal |
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226 | (21) |
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226 | (5) |
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231 | (1) |
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231 | (3) |
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Grounds for Appeal and Judgment |
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234 | (10) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (2) |
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247 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (2) |
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250 | (3) |
| Annex 1 Indictment to the Schwurgericht for Aggravated Murder and Other Offences |
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253 | (6) |
| Annex 2 Judgment of the Schwurgericht (Imposition of Life Sentence) |
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259 | (4) |
| Annex 3 Judgment of the Bundesgerichtshof (Acquittal) |
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263 | (4) |
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