Key legal question
Whether the murder conviction under Art. 112 StGB was unlawful because the defendant allegedly acted only negligently or without intent.
Extracted holding
The court held that stabbing the victim repeatedly with a large kitchen knife necessarily at least accepted death; the killing was also especially unscrupulous.
Extracted reasoning
Eventual intent sufficed, and the manner and motive of the attack showed extreme ruthlessness and egoism. Diminished responsibility was relevant to sentencing, not to the legal qualification of the offense.