SENTENCING INTENSIVE COURSE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS VOLUME II Distinguished Visiting Professor Dennis Curtis Faculty of Law University of Toronto Winter 2005 5121 .C87 2005 V. 2 c. 1 ) V_ SENTENCING INTENSIVE COURSE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS VOLUME II Distinguished Visiting Professor Dennis Curtis Faculty of Law University of Toronto Winter 2005 Frank Meyer Fall Term 2004 List of Contents Introduction.3 Part 1.5 I. The 1. Track - Punishment.7 1. Incarceration.7 a) General.7 b) Parole.8 c) Probation.9 2. Fine.11 3. Abolished main sentences.12 II. The 2. Track - Rehabilitation and Security Measures.14 III. Further Consequences.17 IV. A Third Track?.19 V. Juvenile Offenders.20 VI. Section 46 StGB.22 Part 2.24 I. Preliminary Investigation (Ermittlungsverfahren).25 II. Interim Proceedings (Zwischenverfahren).28 III. Main Proceedings (Hauptverfahren).29 1. Course of Main Proceedings.30 2. Evidence... 32 Part 3.33 I. Multiple Counts (Konkurrenzen).33 II. Range of Punishment.35 1. Determination and Shifts of the Range of Punishment according to the Special Part of the Penal Code.35 2. Shifts of the Range of Punishment according to the General Part of the Penal Code.. 38 III. Exercise of Judicial Discretion.40 1. Defining the Guilt related Margin (Spielraum).40 2. Preventive Aspects.41 IV. Appellate Review.42 Part 4.45 I. The Ascent of Plea Bargaining.45 II. The Federal Court of Justice’s Guidelines for Plea Negotiations.47 III. The Current Appearance of Deals in German Criminal Trials.48 Part 5.51 Conclusion.54 2 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from University of Toronto https://archive.org/detaiis/sentencingintens02curt