Jutta murder verdict: Defense files appeal

Processes - Jutta murder verdict: Defense files appeal

Following the conviction of a man for the murder of a 15-year-old girl almost four decades ago in Lindenfels in southern Hesse, the defense has lodged an appeal. It could now take up to a year for the verdict to become legally binding, a spokesperson for Darmstadt Regional Court told the German Press Agency on Tuesday. Accordingly, the judge's ruling must be in writing and the deadlines for the grounds of appeal must be met before the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in Karlsruhe decides on the case. According to the court spokesman, the prosecution has waived its right to appeal.

The 62-year-old perpetrator was sentenced to life imprisonment by the regional court in December last year. He is said to have threatened his young victim with a knife on her way home from a swimming pool in a forest in June 1986, raped her and then stabbed her to death. Based on the overall picture of all the evidence and circumstantial evidence, it was proven that the man had committed the crime, said the presiding judge at the sentencing. The defendant initially denied the crime in conversation with witnesses and remained silent during the trial. The defense pleaded for acquittal.

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1. The appeal against the conviction for the 1986 murder in Lindenfels, Hesse, was filed by the defense of the 62-year-old perpetrator in Germany.
2. The German Press Agency reported on Tuesday that the verdict could take up to a year to become legally binding, with the Darmstadt Regional Court spokesperson providing this information.
3. The murder verdict for the 15-year-old girl's death involved criminality, as the perpetrator threatened, raped, and murdered her on her way home from a swimming pool.
4. The prosecution has waived its right to appeal, but the defendant's defense team continues to argue for acquittal based on the ongoing appeals process.
5. The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in Karlsruhe will ultimately decide on the case following the completion of the written verdict and the submission of the grounds for appeal.
6. The conviction and sentencing of the man to life imprisonment have been widely covered in German press, including by publications such as Stern and Aussiedlerbote.

Source: www.stern.de