Federal appeal withdrawn; case struck out without costs

6B_730/2007Federal Supreme Court / Criminal DivisionDec 13, 2007Dismissed

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Omnilex summary

In a criminal matter concerning a non-prosecution order for voies de fait, the appellant informed the Federal Supreme Court by letter that he wished to have the proceedings annulled. The President of the Criminal Law Division therefore ordered the case struck from the docket and waived judicial costs. The order was communicated to the parties and to the Vaud cantonal accusatory tribunal.

Omnilex headnote

Withdrawal of the appeal or request to discontinue proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court; where the appellant declares that he wishes to have the proceedings annulled, the case is struck from the docket. In such a procedural situation, and absent circumstances justifying a different allocation, no judicial costs are charged (consid. 1).

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6B_730/2007/bri

Ordonnance du 13 décembre 2007
Cour de droit pénal

Composition
M. le Juge Schneider, Président.
Greffier: M. Fink.

Parties
X.________,
recourant,

contre

A.________,
intimée,
Ministère public du canton de Vaud, rue de l'Université 24, 1005 Lausanne,
intimé.

Objet
Ordonnance de non-lieu (voies de fait),

recours contre l'arrêt du Tribunal d'accusation du Tribunal cantonal du canton de Vaud du 21 août 2007.

Considérant:
que par une lettre du 7 décembre 2007, le recourant a déclaré vouloir faire annuler la procédure devant le Tribunal fédéral,

qu'il se justifie dès lors de rayer la cause du rôle sans frais.

Par ces motifs, le Président ordonne:
1.
La cause est rayée du rôle.
2.
Il n'est pas perçu de frais judiciaires.
3.
La présente ordonnance est communiquée aux parties et au Tribunal d'accusation du Tribunal cantonal du canton de Vaud.
Lausanne, le 13 décembre 2007
Au nom de la Cour de droit pénal
du Tribunal fédéral suisse
Le Président: Le Greffier:

Schneider Fink

Keywords

withdrawalstrike-outcriminal appealjudicial costsnon-prosecution

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Key legal question

Whether the federal appeal should be continued after the appellant requested cancellation of the proceedings.

Extracted holding

The proceedings were struck from the docket.

Extracted reasoning

The appellant expressly stated in a letter that he wished to have the proceedings annulled before the Federal Supreme Court; the President therefore struck the case out of the list.

Key legal question

Whether judicial costs should be charged.

Extracted holding

No judicial costs were levied.

Extracted reasoning

Because the case was removed from the docket following the appellant's request, the President ordered the matter to be struck out without costs.

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