Sexual Harassment Case: Reversal of Court Cost Assessment Based on Conduct Deviation
Sintesi Legislator
Generato dall'IAIn a case where criminal proceedings were terminated after the complainants withdrew their criminal complaint for sexual harassment, the lower authority had improperly charged the defendant with the official court costs based solely on the finding that the defendant's conduct significantly deviated from that of an average person, characterizing the conduct as "peeping" for which the defendant had apologized. The higher court overturned this cost assessment, reasoning that charging a defendant with costs despite acquittal or termination under the relevant statute requires specifying a clear violation of a written or unwritten norm for which the defendant is civilly blameworthy, and merely stating a deviation from average conduct without identifying the violated norm is insufficient to justify shifting the burden of official costs.
Regesto Legislator
Ufficiale§ 277 Abs. 1 StPO. Die blosse Feststellung, dass das Verhalten der angeschuldigten Person erheblich von jenem eines Durchschnittsmenschen abweiche, ohne die angeblich verletzte Norm zu bezeichnen, genügt nicht, um ihr (amtliche) Verfahrenskosten zu überbinden. | Strafprozessrecht
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Generato dall'IAQuestioni giuridiche chiave estratte da Legislator
Generato dall'IAThis provision was the main legal basis cited in the final orders regarding the imposition of court costs despite the case being dropped.
Cited to establish the general rule that costs are borne by the State when the accused is acquitted or the proceedings are discontinued, unless exceptions apply.
Cited to establish the general rule that costs are borne by the private plaintiff if the facts warrant it, as an alternative to the accused bearing them.
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Rechtsprechung Luzern
Instanz: · Obergericht
Abteilung: · Kriminal- und Anklagekommission
Rechtsgebiet: · Strafprozessrecht
Entscheiddatum: · 22.09.2004
Fallnummer: · KA 04 83
LGVE: · 2004 I Nr. 69
Leitsatz: · § 277 Abs. 1 StPO. Die blosse Feststellung, dass das Verhalten der angeschuldigten Person erheblich von jenem eines Durchschnittsmenschen abweiche, ohne die angeblich verletzte Norm zu bezeichnen, genügt nicht, um ihr (amtliche) Verfahrenskosten zu überbinden.
Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.