Criminal revision: rejection of appeal against District Court conviction and allocation of appellate costs to defendants

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) 2nd Criminal Senate rejected the appeals filed by two defendants against the conviction of the Darmstadt District Court, upholding the original judgment while crediting one month of the total imprisonment period for each defendant due to the duration of the appellate proceedings. The case involved a criminal appeal where the defendants challenged the lower court's findings, but the court determined that no legal errors to the defendants' detriment were present upon review. The decision affirmed the lower court's ruling, leaving the convictions in force, with the defendants bearing the costs of the appeal and compensating the auxiliary plaintiff for necessary legal expenses incurred during the revision process. The ruling relies on standard appellate review principles for criminal cases, finding the appeal unjustified under the applicable procedural standards for reversing a lower court verdict.