Niederstetten: Verdict Against Mayor – Key Witness Accompanied by Witness Counsel

The Regional Court of Ellwangen has convicted the mayor of Niederstetten of forgery of documents involving abuse of office, sentencing her to a fine. The criminal chamber followed the prosecution’s motion; the verdict is not yet final. The focus of the evidence hearing was the testimony of a former head of administration, whose statements, in […]

Ulm Regional Court: Major Trial Against Alleged Theft Gang – Defense in Complex Multi-Defendant Proceedings

A comprehensive criminal trial has commenced before the Ulm Regional Court against six defendants accused of gang-related theft and multiple commercial burglaries involving substantial damages. According to the prosecution, high-value hard metals and materials are alleged to have been stolen; the trial is scheduled for numerous hearing days. The opening of the proceedings proved initially […]

Forged Legal Correspondence for Drug Smuggling: Trial in Stuttgart Over Gang Trafficking in Stammheim Prison

A sensational trial is currently underway before the Stuttgart Regional Court against seven defendants suspected of having smuggled drugs into Stammheim Prison – disguised as alleged legal correspondence. Synthetic cannabinoids were applied to paper and sent using forged letterheads from law firms, including those with connections to lawyers from the Stuttgart region. At the heart […]

Robust defence secures a lenient sentence for the defendant in the Heubach trial

At the District Court of Schwäbisch Gmünd, proceedings concerning an incident in Heubach in July last year ended with convictions for two defendants who are alleged to have attacked a Ukrainian couple. The two defendants, represented by Stuttgart attorneys Sarah Burkhardt and Mathias Brenner, faced allegations of aggravated assault and insults. The hearing was marked […]

Man Allegedly Committed 19 Criminal Offenses in 2 Years

A 29-year-old man is appearing before the Karlsruhe District Court for 19 criminal offenses he allegedly committed over the past two years. The indictment includes hit-and-run incidents, illegal street races, assault, and theft. The defendant, who has multiple prior convictions and is currently serving a prison sentence, is accused of repeatedly driving vehicles without a […]

Mühlacker: Trial for Assault Results in Acquittal

In proceedings before the Maulbronn District Court, three young men of Macedonian origin were acquitted of the charge of seriously injuring a 29-year-old German-Turkish man in Mühlacker’s Bahnhofstraße in September 2023. The charges included punches, kicks, and a resulting jaw fracture sustained by the victim. During the trial, the statements of the four witnesses in […]

Suspended sentence for Schramberg police officer assailant

The law firm’s 53-year-old client was sentenced by the Oberndorf Local Court to a four-month suspended sentence after attacking, insulting and spitting at two police officers in Schramberg during an arrest in June 2024. The defendant confessed, apologised to the officers and attributed his condition to a blood alcohol level of 1.92 per mille and […]

Stuttgart: 60-year-old charged with abusing his niece

On November 6, 2024, the Stuttgarter Zeitung reported on the start of the trial at the Stuttgart Regional Court against a 60-year-old man accused of sexually abusing his niece over several years. The public prosecutor’s office accuses the defendant of abusing the victim, who was a minor at the time, in numerous instances between 2015 […]

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