Der Zugang Des Angeklagten Zur Verstandigung Im Strafprozess: Tatbestand Und Rechtsfolge Des 257c Abs. 1 S. 1 Stpo Und Seine Vereinbarkeit Mit Dem All

»The Defendant's Access to a Plea Bargain in Criminal Proceedings. Factual Requirements and Legal Consequences of Section 257c (1) Sentence 1 of the German Code of Criminal Procedure and its Compatibility with the General Principle of Equality«: By introducing Section 257c of the German Code of Criminal Procedure, the legislature promised to create legal certainty and transparency. Nevertheless, it left the decision to enter into a plea bargain in "suitable cases" to judicial discretion. The author examines the applicable requirements, shows in which cases the defendant must be offered a plea bargain, and explains why the current legal situation results in unconstitutional unequal treatment of defendants.