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The Decision of the Federal Constitutional Court of 19 March 2013 on Plea Agreements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Andreas Mosbacher

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The much–awaited ruling of 19 March 2013 by the German Federal Constitutional Court is of great importance to the forensic practice. The Court ruled on the constitutional appraisal of the provisions on plea agreements in criminal procedures. The decision is basically convincing but not in every point of its arguments. Certain conclusions of the Federal Constitutional Court are particularly problematic because they alter the preceding legal situation substantially and have an extensive effect on the appraisal of appeal law.

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Research Article
Information
German Law Journal , Volume 15 , Issue 1: Special issue - Plea Bargains in Germany , 01 February 2014 , pp. 5 - 14
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Copyright © 2014 by German Law Journal GbR 

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