Manslaughter (§ 212 StGB) – Elements, Distinction from Murder and Defense
In brief: Manslaughter under § 212 StGB is the intentional killing of a person without any murder characteristic. The range runs from five to fifteen…
Read more →Robbery-Type Extortion (§ 255 StGB) – Distinction from Robbery, Elements and Defense
In brief: Robbery-type extortion under § 255 StGB is an extortion (§ 253) committed with force against a person or a threat of present danger…
Read more →Aggravated Robbery (§ 250 StGB) – Qualified Elements, Penalties and Defense
In brief: Aggravated robbery under § 250 StGB is a qualification of robbery (§ 249) and a felony with a high minimum sentence: not less…
Read more →Robbery (§ 249 StGB) – Elements, Penalties and Defense
In brief: Robbery under § 249 StGB is a felony with a minimum sentence of one year. It combines a taking (as in theft) with…
Read more →Resisting Law Enforcement Officers (§ 113 StGB) – Elements, Penalties and Defense
In brief: Resisting law enforcement officers under § 113 StGB – offering resistance to an enforcement act by force or by threatening force – is…
Read more →Embezzlement (§ 246 StGB) – Elements, Penalties and Defense
In brief: Embezzlement under § 246 StGB is committed by whoever unlawfully appropriates a movable object belonging to another that is already in their possession.…
Read more →Aggravated Assault (§ 224 StGB) – Dangerous Means, Penalties and Defense
In brief: Aggravated assault under § 224 of the German Criminal Code (StGB) is punishable by six months to ten years of imprisonment (three months…
Read more →Drug Offences under the Narcotics Act (§ 29 BtMG) – Elements, Penalties and Defense
In brief: § 29 BtMG penalizes the unlawful handling of narcotics – possession, acquisition, trafficking, importation, supply – with up to five years of imprisonment…
Read more →Fare Evasion (§ 265a StGB) – Elements, Penalties and Defense
In brief: Fare evasion and other forms of “obtaining services by deception” under § 265a StGB – above all travelling without a valid ticket –…
Read more →Coercion (§ 240 StGB) – Elements, Penalties and Defense
In brief: Coercion under § 240 StGB is committed by whoever unlawfully compels another person, by force or by threatening an appreciable harm, to an…
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