Correction of confiscation order for criminal proceeds and allocation of joint liability

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) partially granted the defendant's appeal, correcting the Landgericht Darmstadt’s conviction to order the confiscation of 16,255 EUR in value of criminal proceeds, of which 14,760 EUR is designated as joint and several liability, while dismissing the remainder of the appeal and assigning court costs to the appellant. The dispute arose from a criminal trial where the defendant challenged the scope of the confiscatory measures imposed on her assets following a conviction. The decisive legal basis involved the court’s authority to correct judicial errors in the declaratory portion of a judgment regarding the forfeiture of criminal gains under German criminal procedure law, ensuring the confiscation amount accurately reflected the established value of illicitly obtained property.