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Withdrawal of criminal appeal and striking from docket

6B_239/2008Federal Supreme Court / Criminal DivisionApr 18, 2008Withdrawn

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Omnilex summary

The appellant withdrew his criminal-law appeal by letter dated 13 April 2008. The Federal Supreme Court therefore struck the case from the docket and ordered that no costs be charged. The order was communicated to the parties and to the Basel-Stadt Criminal Court, Rekurskammer.

Omnilex headnote

Withdrawal of a criminal-law appeal; if the appellant withdraws the appeal in writing, the proceedings are discontinued and the case is removed from the docket. In such a situation, the court may waive costs and issue a brief procedural order (consid. 1-2).

Full text

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6B_239/2008 /hum

Verfügung vom 18. April 2008
Strafrechtliche Abteilung

Besetzung
Bundesrichter Schneider, Präsident,
Gerichtsschreiber Monn.

Parteien
X._______,
Beschwerdeführer,

gegen

Staatsanwaltschaft des Kantons Basel-Stadt, Binningerstrasse 21, Postfach, 4001 Basel,
Beschwerdegegnerin.

Gegenstand
Nichteintreten auf Strafanzeige (gewerbsmässiger
Betrug usw.),

Beschwerde gegen den Entscheid des Strafgerichts Basel-Stadt, Rekurskammer, vom 10. November 2007.

Erwägungen:
Die Beschwerde in Strafsachen wurde mit Schreiben vom 13. April 2008 zurückgezogen.

Demnach verfügt der Präsident:

1.
Die Beschwerde in Strafsachen wird vom Geschäftsverzeichnis abgeschrieben.

2.
Es werden keine Kosten erhoben.

3.
Diese Verfügung wird den Parteien und dem Strafgericht Basel-Stadt, Rekurskammer, schriftlich mitgeteilt.
Lausanne, 18. April 2008
Im Namen der Strafrechtlichen Abteilung
des Schweizerischen Bundesgerichts
Der Präsident: Der Gerichtsschreiber:

Schneider Monn

Keywords

withdrawalappealstriking from docketcostscriminal procedure

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the criminal appeal should still be examined after withdrawal.

Extracted holding

The appeal was struck from the docket after the withdrawal.

Extracted reasoning

Because the appellant withdrew the criminal appeal in writing, there was no longer a matter to decide on the merits.

Key legal question

Whether court costs should be imposed despite the withdrawal.

Extracted holding

No costs were charged.

Extracted reasoning

The order expressly waives the collection of costs.

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