Problems involved in large-scale criminal proceedings

theme No.: 24b
responsible federal state: Baden-Württemberg
date: 10.07.2023 - 13.07.2023

This conference addresses criminal judges and public prosecutors who primarily deal with organized crime.
In addition to theoretical principles and helpful hints on how to manage large-scale criminal proceedings, this seminar includes an experience report on a large-scale proceeding dealing with gang handling of stolen high-end vehicles, the proceeding having been closed by a state security criminal chamber after approximately one year.
This experience report will look into a large number of criminal trial-related problems that occurred in the proceeding, e.g.:

• Organization and trial management
• Confrontational defense strategy
• International legal assistance in the investigation procedure
• Problems associated with the corona pandemic with a view to the administration of justice
• Overwhelming procedural subject matter
• Managing the access to records with new investigational results coming in continuously
• Absence of an associate judge
• VI – video interrogations
• Threats to public prosecutors and other persons involved in the proceedings
• Presentation of evidence regarding insight based on phone calls held in a foreign language
• Collection of thousands of confiscated items of looted property.

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