BGH 2 ARs 45/10•Failure to report planned crimes despite suspicion of participation
BGH 2 ARs 45/10Bgh / Criminal Chamber 5Mar 17, 2010Confirmed
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The Federal Court of Justice's 5th Criminal Senate responded to a reference concerning Section 138 StGB. It held that its own case law did not stand in the way of the intended decision and indicated that it would not adhere to any contrary case law. The Senate agreed in result with the referring Senate that a conviction for failure to report planned offenses may be affirmed even if suspicion of participation in the planned offense persists. It left open whether this is based solely on a normative hierarchy or also on concurrence doctrine.
Art. 138 Abs. 1 and 2 StGB; failure to report planned offenses despite continued suspicion of participation in the planned offense: a conviction under Section 138 StGB may be affirmed even where suspicion of participation in the planned catalog offense remains unresolved. The Senate held that no existing case law of the Senate precluded this result and stated that it would not adhere to any contrary authority. Whether the solution rests exclusively on a normative hierarchy or also on concurrence considerations was left open (consid. 10 ff. of the referring decision).
Entscheidungsdatum: 2010-03-17
Aktenzeichen: 2 ARs 45/10
Dokumenttyp: Beschluss
Normen: § 138 Abs 1 StGB, § 138 Abs 2 StGB
Vorinstanz: vorgehend BGH, 13. Januar 2010, Az: 5 StR 464/09, Beschlussnachgehend BGH, 19. Mai 2010, Az: 5 StR 464/09, Urteil
Spruchkörper: 5. Strafsenat
Strafbarkeit der Nichtanzeige geplanter Straftaten bei Verdacht der Beteiligung an geplanter Straftat
Der beabsichtigten Entscheidung steht, soweit ersichtlich, Rechtsprechung des Senats nicht entgegen. An möglicherweise entgegenstehender Rechtsprechung würde der Senat nicht festhalten.
Der Senat tritt den Erwägungen des anfragenden Senats in Rdn. 10 ff. des Beschlusses vom 13. Januar 2010 jedenfalls im Ergebnis bei. Ob die Begründung für eine (eindeutige) Verurteilung wegen Nichtanzeige geplanter Straftaten gemäß § 138 StGB trotz fortbestehenden Tatverdachts einer Beteiligung an der geplanten Katalogtat (allein) auf die Annahme eines normativen Stufenverhältnisses oder (auch) auf konkurrenzrechtliche Überlegungen zu stützen ist, kann hierbei offen bleiben.
Rissing-van Saan Fischer Roggenbuck
Herr RiBGH Prof. Dr. Schmitt
ist wegen Urlaubs an der
Unterschriftsleistung gehindert.
Cierniak Rissing-van Saan
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Whether the Senate's intended decision conflicts with existing case law on Section 138 StGB.
No existing Senate case law bars the intended decision; if any contrary case law exists, the Senate would not adhere to it.
The Senate expressly stated that, as far as it can be seen, its case law does not stand in the way of the intended decision and that it would not follow any possibly conflicting case law.
Whether a conviction for failure to report planned offenses under Section 138 StGB is possible despite an ongoing suspicion of participation in the planned catalog offense.
Yes, the Senate agreed in result with the requesting Senate that a clear conviction for failure to report planned offenses can still be justified despite a continuing suspicion of participation in the planned offense; whether this rests only on a normative hierarchy or also on concurrence principles was left open.
The Senate adopted the requesting Senate's reasoning in result and expressly left open the exact doctrinal basis.
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