Question juridique clé
Whether a freigesprochene person may be charged with costs despite acquittal and in the presence of convictions of other accused persons.
Solution extraite
Yes, but only if the acquitted person caused the investigation through culpable conduct; the existence of convictions of others is not decisive.
Motifs extraits
Article 173 para. 2 BStP focuses on the acquitted person's own culpable conduct and not on whether co-accused were convicted.