Crediting extradition custody to criminal sentence at a 1:2 ratio in appeal dismissal

The Federal Court of Justice, 5th Criminal Senate, dismissed the defendant's appeal against the Landgericht Berlin's judgment of July 22, 2024, as unfounded, but ordered that the time spent in extradition custody be credited against the sentence at a rate of 1:2, leaving the conviction and penalty otherwise in force. The dispute concerned the legality of the lower court's sentencing calculation, specifically the challenge to the method used for crediting pre-trial detention. The decisive legal basis was the doctrine of sentencing crediting for extradition custody, which mandates a different conversion ratio (1:2) compared to standard domestic custody to account for the distinct legal status and conditions of detention abroad.