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Nichtigkeitsbeschwerde withdrawn and struck from docket

6S.227/2006Federal Supreme Court / Criminal DivisionJun 13, 2007Withdrawn

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Omnilex summary

The appellant withdrew his nullity appeal against the Zurich jury court decision. The Federal Court's Cassation Division therefore ordered the case struck from the docket and declined to charge costs. The order was communicated to the appellant, the Zurich public prosecutor's office, and the Zurich jury court.

Omnilex headnote

Withdrawal of a nullity appeal; striking the case from the docket and costs: once a criminal nullity appeal is withdrawn, the appellate proceedings become moot and are removed from the docket; in the absence of any contrary order, no court costs are levied (consid. implicit).

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6S.227/2006 /MON /hum

Abschreibungsverfügung
vom 13. Juni 2007
Kassationshof

Besetzung
Bundesrichter Schneider, Präsident,
Gerichtsschreiber Monn.

Parteien
X.________, Beschwerdeführer, vertreten durch Rechtsanwalt Max Birkenmaier,
gegen

Oberstaatsanwaltschaft des Kantons Zürich, Postfach, 8090 Zürich.

Gegenstand
Vorsätzliche Tötung (Art. 111 StGB), Notwehr
(Art. 33 StGB), Strafzumessung (Art. 63 und 64 StGB),

Nichtigkeitsbeschwerde gegen den Entscheid des Geschworenengerichts des Kantons Zürich vom 26. August 2005.

Die Nichtigkeitsbeschwerde wurde mit Schreiben vom 12. Juni 2007 zurückgezogen.

Demnach wird verfügt:
1.
Die Nichtigkeitsbeschwerde wird vom Geschäftsverzeichnis abgeschrieben.
2.
Es werden keine Kosten erhoben.
3.
Diese Verfügung wird dem Beschwerdeführer, der Oberstaatsanwaltschaft des Kantons Zürich und dem Geschworenengericht des Kantons Zürich schriftlich mitgeteilt.
Lausanne, 13. Juni 2007
i.A. des Präsidenten des Kassationshofes
Der Gerichtsschreiber:

Keywords

withdrawalnullity appealstriking outcourt costscriminal cassation

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the withdrawn nullity appeal should be struck from the docket.

Extracted holding

The appeal was removed from the case register after the withdrawal.

Extracted reasoning

Because the nullity appeal had been withdrawn in writing, there was no longer a pending appeal to decide.

Key legal question

Whether court costs should be charged.

Extracted holding

No costs were imposed.

Extracted reasoning

The order expressly waived the collection of costs following the withdrawal.

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