Appeal withdrawn; case struck off the docket

6B_905/2009Federal Supreme Court / Criminal DivisionNov 9, 2009Withdrawn

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The criminal law chamber of the Federal Supreme Court took note of the appellants' withdrawal of their appeal against the Vaud cantonal non-suit order. The court therefore struck the case off the docket pursuant to Art. 32(2) LTF and ordered that no judicial costs be levied. The order was issued by President Favre, with clerk Oulevey.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 32 al. 2 LTF; withdrawal of the appeal; striking the case off the docket and costs. When the appellant withdraws the appeal, the Federal Supreme Court takes formal note of the withdrawal and removes the case from the docket. In the absence of a contrary statutory basis or special circumstances, no judicial costs are charged in such a procedural termination (consid. 1).

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6B_905/2009

Ordonnance du 9 novembre 2009
Cour de droit pénal

Composition
M. le Juge Favre, Président.
Greffier: M. Oulevey.

Parties

  1. A.________ et B.________,
  2. C.________,
  3. D.________,
  4. E.________ et F.________,
  5. G.________,
  6. H.________,
  7. I.________,
  8. J.________,
  9. K.________,
  10. L.________,
  11. M.________,
    tous représentés par Me Philippe Chaulmontet, avocat,
    recourants,

contre

Ministère public du canton de Vaud, 1014 Lausanne,
intimé.

Objet
Ordonnance de non-lieu,

recours contre l'arrêt du Tribunal d'accusation du Tribunal cantonal du canton de Vaud du 23 juillet 2009.

Considérant:
que, par lettre de leur mandataire du 5 novembre 2009, les recourants désignés ci-dessus ont déclaré retirer le recours qu'ils ont interjeté contre l'arrêt rendu le 23 juillet 2009 par le Tribunal d'accusation du canton de Vaud dans la cause PE08.002419,

qu'il sied d'en prendre acte et de rayer la cause du rôle (art. 32 al. 2 LTF), sans frais.

Par ces motifs, le Président ordonne:

1.
La cause est rayée du rôle.

2.
Il n'est pas prélevé de frais judiciaires.

3.
La présente ordonnance est communiquée aux parties et au Tribunal d'accusation du Tribunal cantonal du canton de Vaud.

Lausanne, le 9 novembre 2009

Au nom de la Cour de droit pénal
du Tribunal fédéral suisse
Le Président: Le Greffier:

Favre Oulevey

Keywords

withdrawalstriking off the docketcriminal appealcourt costsnon-suit

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Key legal question

Whether the appeal should be dismissed as withdrawn and the case struck off the docket.

Extracted holding

The court took note of the withdrawal and struck the case off the docket.

Extracted reasoning

By counsel's letter of 5 November 2009, the appellants declared that they withdrew the appeal; under Art. 32(2) LTF the court records the withdrawal and removes the case from the roll.

Key legal question

Whether judicial costs should be charged after the withdrawal.

Extracted holding

No judicial costs were levied.

Extracted reasoning

The order expressly states that the case is struck off without costs.

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