Key legal question
Whether the accused committed habitual theft under Art. 139 Ziff. 2 StGB
Extracted holding
Habitual theft was not established because the intent to obtain a regular income was not proven.
Extracted reasoning
Although the accused committed repeated thefts and showed readiness to commit many similar offenses, the evidence left doubt that she acted to secure an acquisition income. She did not convert or consume the stolen money, kept it stored, and the court accepted that other motives linked to psychological problems may have driven the conduct. Without the income-purpose element, the qualified offense fails.