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Criminal complaint struck off as moot after withdrawal

6B_571/2010Federal Supreme Court / Criminal DivisionAug 13, 2010Dismissed

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Omnilex summary

The defendant challenged a cantonal decision concerning a discontinuance order for property damage before the Federal Supreme Court. After the complaint was filed, he withdrew it by letter. The Criminal Division therefore struck the complaint off as moot and ordered that no court costs be levied. The decision was issued in written proceedings by President Favre with court clerk C. Monn.

Omnilex headnote

Federal Supreme Court procedure; withdrawal of the complaint after filing renders the appeal moot and leads to striking the matter off the docket (considerations on mootness). In such circumstances, the Court may dispense with court costs. The decision is limited to the procedural consequence of the withdrawal and does not address the merits of the challenged cantonal ruling.

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6B_571/2010

Verfügung 13. August 2010
Strafrechtliche Abteilung

Besetzung
Bundesrichter Favre, Präsident,
Gerichtsschreiber C. Monn.

Verfahrensbeteiligte
X._______,
Beschwerdeführer,

gegen

Staatsanwaltschaft des Kantons Graubünden, Sennhofstrasse 17, 7001 Chur,
Beschwerdegegnerin.

Gegenstand
Einstellungsverfügung (Sachbeschädigung),

Beschwerde gegen den Entscheid des Kantonsgerichts Graubünden, Einzelrichter der II. Strafkammer, vom 20. Mai 2010.

Erwägungen:
Die am 23. Juni 2010 eingereichte Beschwerde wurde mit Schreiben vom 6. August 2010 zurückgezogen.

Demnach verfügt der Präsident:

1.
Die Beschwerde wird als gegenstandslos geworden abgeschrieben.

2.
Es werden keine Gerichtskosten erhoben.

3.
Diese Verfügung wird den Parteien und dem Kantonsgericht Graubünden, Einzelrichter der II. Strafkammer, schriftlich mitgeteilt.

Lausanne, 13. August 2010

Im Namen der Strafrechtlichen Abteilung
des Schweizerischen Bundesgerichts
Der Präsident: Der Gerichtsschreiber:

Favre Monn

Keywords

mootnesswithdrawalcriminal appealcostsdiscontinuanceproperty damage

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the withdrawn criminal complaint should still be decided on the merits

Extracted holding

The complaint was struck off as moot after withdrawal.

Extracted reasoning

Because the complaint filed on 2010-06-23 was withdrawn by letter of 2010-08-06, there was no longer a live controversy.

Key legal question

Whether court costs should be charged despite the withdrawal

Extracted holding

No court costs were imposed.

Extracted reasoning

The court exercised its discretion not to levy costs in view of the withdrawal and the procedural posture.

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