Criminal appeal struck off after withdrawal

6B_312/2013Federal Supreme Court / Criminal DivisionApr 30, 2013Dismissed

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Omnilex summary

X.________ withdrew the criminal complaint filed against the Zurich Stadtrichteramt’s decision concerning misconduct. The Federal Supreme Court, sitting through its Criminal Division and acting by a single judge, therefore struck the appeal from the docket as moot. It also ordered that no costs be levied. The decision was communicated to the parties and to the Zurich Cantonal Court of Appeal, III Criminal Chamber.

Omnilex headnote

Withdrawal of an appeal before the Federal Supreme Court renders the proceedings moot; the case is struck from the docket (gegenstandslos) without substantive review. In such circumstances, the court may dispense with court costs. The decisive factor is the absence of a live controversy following the appellant’s withdrawal; no further adjudication on the merits is required.

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6B_312/2013

Verfügung vom 30. April 2013
Strafrechtliche Abteilung

Besetzung
Bundesrichter Schneider, Einzelrichter,
Gerichtsschreiber C. Monn.

Verfahrensbeteiligte
X.________,
Beschwerdeführerin,

gegen

Stadtrichteramt Zürich, Postfach 2721, 8022 Zürich,
Beschwerdegegner.

Gegenstand
Strafbefehl (Tätlichkeiten),

Beschwerde gegen die Verfügung des Obergerichts des Kantons Zürich, III. Strafkammer, vom 4. Februar 2013.

Erwägungen:
Die Beschwerde wurde mit Schreiben vom 24. April 2012 (recte: 2013) zurückgezogen.

Demnach verfügt der Einzelrichter:

1.
Die Beschwerde wird als gegenstandslos geworden am Geschäftsverzeichnis abgeschrieben.

2.
Es werden keine Kosten erhoben.

3.
Diese Verfügung wird den Parteien und dem Obergericht des Kantons Zürich, III. Strafkammer, schriftlich mitgeteilt.

Lausanne, 30. April 2013

Im Namen der Strafrechtlichen Abteilung
des Schweizerischen Bundesgerichts

Der Einzelrichter: Schneider

Der Gerichtsschreiber: Monn

Keywords

withdrawalmootnesscriminal appealcourt costsstruck off docket

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Key legal question

Whether the criminal appeal should be dismissed from the docket after withdrawal.

Extracted holding

The appeal became moot after withdrawal and was struck off the docket.

Extracted reasoning

The appellant withdrew the complaint by letter; once withdrawn, there was no longer a live dispute requiring adjudication.

Key legal question

Whether court costs should be charged despite the withdrawal.

Extracted holding

No court costs were imposed.

Extracted reasoning

In view of the withdrawal and the case becoming moot, the court ordered that no costs be levied.

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