Cases we have handled
What criminal defence looks like in practice is best shown by concluded proceedings. The following reports are taken from our own work.
This section brings together reports on concluded criminal proceedings, from the investigation stage through to the main hearing and appeal.
Some reports appear only in German and English. Where the question of whether those affected could be identified is not clearly resolved, we do without a translation.
False accusation, sect. 164 StGB (German Criminal Code)
Case dismissed due to insufficient grounds for suspicion
General criminal law
Case dismissed instead of a conviction
Case dismissed in assault and coercion case
General criminal law
23 kg of cannabis on entry at Hamburg Airport, suspended sentence instead of prison
Suspended sentence and revocation of the arrest warrant
Drug offence law
Counterfeit money case before the Hamburg-Mitte District Court
Hamburg-Mitte District Court: no felony conviction under Section 146 StGB, client convicted only of passing counterfeit money.
General criminal law
Defence against a penal order and immigration consequences
Reinstatement into the previous procedural stage
General criminal law
Suspicion of defamation, section 187 German Criminal Code
Case dismissed due to a lack of suspicion
General criminal law
Acquittal of the charge of "hit and run"
Unauthorized leaving the scene of an accident, section 142 German Criminal Code
Traffic criminal law
Exoneration from the accusation of a sexual offence
Termination of proceedings due to a lack of suspicion regarding the accusation of sexual assault
Sexual offence law
Charge of leaving the scene of an accident, so-called hit and run
Case discontinued under sect. 170 (2) StPO
Traffic criminal law
Non-opening of the main proceedings obtained
Fair decision obtained in the false accusation of child abuse
Sexual offence law
Charge of forgery of documents in connection with a driving licence translation
Case discontinued after our written submission
General criminal law
Money laundry: § 261 StGB
Termination of Proceedings Following Submission of Detailed Statement
White collar crime
Appeal in a robbery case before the Hamburg Regional Court
Our client was able to leave the courtroom without handcuffs
General criminal law
Acquittal at the Hamburg-Harburg District Court
Acquittal of the charge of dangerous bodily harm
General criminal law
Appeal: proceedings discontinued
Conviction for dangerous bodily harm at first instance, proceedings discontinued
General criminal law
Räuberischer Diebstahl (theft with violence): investigation discontinued
Investigation discontinued on a charge carrying felony status
General criminal law
Attempted purchase of narcotics, sect. 29 BtMG
Magic mushrooms ordered from the Netherlands: proceedings discontinued by the Koblenz public prosecutor's office
Drug offence law
Resisting law enforcement officers, sect. 113 StGB
Proceedings discontinued at the main hearing after an objection to a penal order
General criminal law
Driving without a licence, sect. 21 StVG
Discontinuation under the Juvenile Courts Act obtained
Traffic criminal law
Investigation discontinued: attempted theft
Discontinuation at the investigation stage
Juvenile criminal law
Discontinuation on a charge of fraud
Proceedings discontinued in respect of a fraud charge
General criminal law
The proceedings described here have been concluded. The outcome of any case always depends on its individual circumstances.