Criminal law

2 – Decision review: Criminal Law – The withdrawal from the failed (?) attempt of aggravated robbery

The withdrawal from the attempt and the robbery are highly relevant areas of criminal law for the exam. On the basis of the decision of the Federal Supreme Court of 24 November 2021 (4 StR 345/21) on the judgement of the Münster Regional Court of 26 May 2021 (22 KLs-61 Js 3088/20-5/21), we delve into both (1) attempted robbery and finally (2) withdrawal, whereby the focus here is on the failure of the attempt.

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News: Criminal law – No consent in deprivation of liberty in case of deception about travel destination

§ 239 StGB (German Criminal Code) protects the potential will to move forward, which is the point of reference for consent that excludes the offense, so that a deprivation of liberty exists if consent obtained by trickery or deception results in a non-conscious deprivation of liberty. It is merely a means to make it easier to commit the deprivation of liberty by preventing the expected resistance of the person concerned, but does not lead to an exclusion of the fulfillment of the objective element of § 239 I StGB.

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