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6B_519/2008•Withdrawal of criminal appeal; case struck out without costs
6B_519/2008Federal Supreme Court / Criminal DivisionSep 17, 2008Withdrawn
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In a criminal matter concerning a narcotics offence and confiscation of assets, the appellant withdrew his appeal by letter of 15 September 2008. The single judge of the Federal Criminal Court therefore struck the case from the docket and ordered that no judicial fee be charged. The decision was communicated to the parties and to the Geneva Court of Justice, Criminal Chamber.
Withdrawal of an appeal in criminal matters; the appellate court strikes the case from the docket without entering into the merits. Upon valid withdrawal of the recourse, there is no need for a substantive examination and, absent special circumstances, no judicial fee is charged (consid. 1).
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6B_519/2008/bri
Ordonnance du 17 septembre 2008
Cour de droit pénal
Composition
M. le Juge Wiprächtiger, en qualité de juge unique.
Greffier: M. Oulevey.
Parties
X.________,
recourant, représenté par Me Agrippino Renda, avocat,
contre
Procureur général du canton de Genève, case postale 3565, 1211 Genève 3,
intimé.
Objet
Infraction à la loi sur les stupéfiants; confiscation de valeurs patrimoniales,
recours contre l'arrêt de la Cour de justice du canton de Genève, Chambre pénale, du 19 mai 2008.
Le Juge unique, considérant:
que par une lettre du 15 septembre 2008, l'avocat du recourant a déclaré retirer le recours en matière pénale,
qu'il se justifie dès lors de rayer la cause du rôle sans frais.
Ordonne:
1.
La cause est rayée du rôle.
2.
Il n'est pas perçu d'émolument judiciaire.
3.
La présente ordonnance est communiquée aux parties et à la Cour de justice du canton de Genève, Chambre pénale.
Lausanne, le 17 septembre 2008
Au nom de la Cour de droit pénal
du Tribunal fédéral suisse
Le Juge unique: Le Greffier:
Wiprächtiger Oulevey
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Whether the criminal appeal should be removed from the docket after withdrawal.
Yes. Since the appeal was withdrawn, the case had to be struck out.
The appellant's counsel formally withdrew the appeal, which made further adjudication unnecessary.
Whether court fees should be charged despite the withdrawal.
No court fee was levied.
Following withdrawal of the appeal, the court ordered the case struck out without costs.
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