BGH 5 StR 549/14•Health endangerment of a large number of people under AMG
BGH 5 StR 549/14Bgh / Criminal Chamber 5Jan 27, 2015Dismissed
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The Federal Court of Justice rejected the defendant’s revision against a judgment of the Regional Court of Braunschweig. The Senate held that, for § 95(3) No. 1a AMG, the health of a large number of people is endangered where 20 persons are affected. It also found no basis for lesser-case treatment in counts 22–26, 28, 30 and 31, nor for excluding the ordinary sentencing range in counts 3–21, given the scope and gravity of the offenses. The defendant was ordered to bear the costs of the remedy.
§ 95 Abs. 3 Nr. 1 Buchst. a AMG; health endangerment of a large number of people. A danger to the health of a large number of persons is present, as a rule, when 20 persons are affected (consid. 2). The assessment of lesser cases and the exclusion of the ordinary sentencing range depend on the scope and weight of the offenses; where these are substantial, appellate interference is not warranted absent legal error (consid. 3).
Entscheidungsdatum: 2015-01-27
Aktenzeichen: 5 StR 549/14
Dokumenttyp: Beschluss
Normen: § 95 Abs 3 Nr 1 Buchst a AMG
Vorinstanz: vorgehend LG Braunschweig, 10. Juli 2014, Az: 8 KLs 48/13
Spruchkörper: 5. Strafsenat
Gesundheitsgefährdung einer großen Zahl von Menschen
Die Revision des Angeklagten gegen das Urteil des Landgerichts Braunschweig vom 10. Juli 2014 wird nach § 349 Abs. 2 StPO als unbegründet verworfen.
Der Beschwerdeführer hat die Kosten des Rechtsmittels zu tragen.
Ergänzend bemerkt der Senat:
Zu Recht ist das Landgericht davon ausgegangen, dass vorliegend jedenfalls dann die Gesundheit einer großen Zahl von Menschen im Sinne des § 95 Abs. 3 Nr. 1a AMG gefährdet ist, wenn 20 Personen betroffen sind.
Die Annahme minder schwerer Fälle in den Fällen 22 bis 26, 28, 30, 31 lag ebenso fern wie die Nichtanwendung des Normalstrafrahmens in den Fällen 3 bis 21 angesichts des Umfangs und des Gewichts der abgeurteilten Taten.
Sander Schneider Dölp
König Bellay
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Whether the defendant’s revision against the Braunschweig judgment was well-founded.
The revision was unfounded and therefore rejected.
The Senate found no reversible legal error in the conviction or sentence.
Whether the threshold of endangering the health of a large number of people under § 95(3) No. 1a AMG was met.
Yes; the court held that at least 20 affected persons satisfy the requirement.
The Senate expressly approved the lower court’s view that the statutory aggravating circumstance is present when 20 persons are affected.
Whether lesser cases or the ordinary sentencing range should have been applied in the charged counts.
No; the assumption of lesser cases was far removed, and use of the normal sentencing range was not excluded.
Given the scope and weight of the offenses, the lower court was entitled to reject both the lesser-case treatment and any departure from the ordinary sentencing range.
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