Withdrawal of criminal appeal; case struck from docket

6B_445/2012Federal Supreme Court / Criminal DivisionSep 4, 2012Withdrawn

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Omnilex summary

The appellant withdrew his appeal against the Vaud cantonal criminal appeal judgment concerning insult and threats. The Federal Supreme Court took note of the withdrawal, struck the case from the docket, and ordered that no judicial costs be levied. The decision was issued by a single judge and communicated to the parties and the cantonal court.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 32 al. 2 LTF; withdrawal of an appeal before the Federal Supreme Court; when the appellant withdraws the appeal, the Court takes note of the withdrawal and strikes the matter from the docket without ruling on the merits. In such a procedural termination, no judicial costs are levied absent contrary grounds; the decision is rendered by order (consid. 1).

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6B_445/2012

Ordonnance du 4 septembre 2012
Cour de droit pénal

Composition
M. le Juge fédéral Schneider, Juge unique.
Greffière: Mme Gehring.

Participants à la procédure
X.________,
recourant,

contre

Ministère public central du canton de Vaud, avenue de Longemalle 1, 1020 Renens VD,
intimé.

Objet
Injure et menaces,

recours contre l'arrêt du Tribunal cantonal du canton de Vaud, Chambre des recours pénale, du 23 mai 2012.

Considérant:
que, par lettre datée du 31 août 2012, X.________ a déclaré retirer le recours qu'il a interjeté au Tribunal fédéral contre l'arrêt de la Chambre des recours pénale du Tribunal cantonal du canton de Vaud du 23 mai 2012,

qu'il sied d'en prendre acte et de rayer la cause du rôle (art. 32 al. 2 LTF), sans frais;

Par ces motifs, le Juge unique ordonne:

1.
La cause est rayée du rôle.

2.
Il n'est pas prélevé de frais judiciaires.

3.
La présente ordonnance est communiquée aux parties et au Tribunal cantonal du canton de Vaud, Chambre des recours pénale.

Lausanne, le 4 septembre 2012

Au nom de la Cour de droit pénal
du Tribunal fédéral suisse

Le Juge unique: Schneider

La Greffière: Gehring

Keywords

withdrawalstriking from the docketcriminal appealcourt costsprocedural termination

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Key legal question

Whether the Federal Supreme Court should take note of the withdrawal and strike the appeal from the docket.

Extracted holding

The Court noted the withdrawal and struck the case from the docket.

Extracted reasoning

Once the appellant declared withdrawal by letter, there was no need to decide the merits; the case had to be removed from the docket under Art. 32(2) LTF.

Key legal question

Whether court costs should be charged after withdrawal.

Extracted holding

No judicial costs were levied.

Extracted reasoning

The order expressly states that no court costs are imposed in view of the withdrawal and removal from the docket.

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