Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the federal criminal appeal was filed within the 30-day deadline
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. The deadline expired on 2010-12-13, and handing the appeal to the German post on that date did not satisfy the requirement of delivery to the Swiss Post; it reached the Swiss Post only on 2010-12-16.
Extrahierte Begründung
Under Art. 100(1) BGG and Art. 48(1) BGG, a written filing must be handed to the Swiss Post by the last day of the deadline. Fax transmission does not preserve the deadline for filings requiring written form.