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Criminal appeal withdrawn and struck off as moot

6B_806/2010Federal Supreme Court / Criminal DivisionNov 24, 2010Dismissed

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Omnilex summary

The appellant withdrew his criminal complaint/appeal by letter dated 23 November 2010. The Federal Supreme Court therefore struck the criminal appeal off the docket as moot and ordered that no costs be levied. The decision was issued in the written procedure by the president of the Criminal Division.

Omnilex headnote

Withdrawal of a criminal appeal; effect on proceedings: where the appellant withdraws the appeal, the Federal Supreme Court strikes the matter off as moot and, absent special circumstances, does not levy costs (consid. unspecified).

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6B_806/2010

Verfügung vom 24. November 2010
Strafrechtliche Abteilung

Besetzung
Bundesrichter Favre, Präsident,
Gerichtsschreiber C. Monn.

Verfahrensbeteiligte
X.________,
vertreten durch Rechtsanwalt Dr. Peter Boner,
Beschwerdeführer,

gegen

Staatsanwaltschaft des Kantons Solothurn, Franziskanerhof, Barfüssergasse 28, 4502 Solothurn,
Beschwerdegegnerin.

Gegenstand
Pornographie (Art. 197 Ziff. 3bis StGB),

Beschwerde gegen das Urteil des Obergerichts des Kantons Solothurn, Strafkammer, vom 15. Juli 2010.

Der Präsident zieht in Erwägung:
Die Beschwerde in Strafsachen wurde mit Schreiben vom 23. November 2010 zurückgezogen.

Demnach verfügt der Präsident:

1.
Die Beschwerde wird als gegenstandslos geworden abgeschrieben.

2.
Es werden keine Kosten erhoben.

3.
Diese Verfügung wird den Parteien und dem Obergericht des Kantons Solothurn, Strafkammer, schriftlich mitgeteilt.

Lausanne, 24. November 2010

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

Favre C. Monn

Keywords

withdrawalmootnesscriminal appealcostspornography

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the criminal appeal should be dismissed as moot after withdrawal.

Extracted holding

The appeal was struck off the list as moot because it had been withdrawn.

Extracted reasoning

Once the appellant withdrew the criminal appeal, there was no longer a need for judicial review.

Key legal question

Whether court costs should be imposed.

Extracted holding

No costs were levied.

Extracted reasoning

Following withdrawal and striking off as moot, the court ordered no costs.

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