Adjustment of statutory interest commencement date on criminal fine in criminal appeal

The Federal Court of Justice (5th Criminal Senate) rejected the defendant's appeal against the judgment of the Hamburg Regional Court of March 4, 2022, with the sole modification that interest on the monetary penalty is payable from February 10, 2022, rather than the date originally ordered. The appellate review found no legal error to the defendant's detriment in the underlying criminal proceedings, which included adhesion claims, and consequently ordered the defendant to bear the costs of the appeal, specific costs arising from the adhesion proceedings, and necessary expenses incurred by the auxiliary and adhesion plaintiffs. The decision rests on the procedural powers of the appellate criminal court to correct errors regarding the calculation period for statutory interest under criminal procedure law, thereby affirming the substantive convictions and sentencing of the lower court while adjusting the financial enforcement timeline.