Verteidiger#
Defence, Counsel for the, legal adviser of the accused in criminal proceedings. There are lists of counsels for the defence at each Oberlandesgericht, only qualified lawyers (Anwaelte) may enrol. Legal defence is required during Pretrial Detention, during trial for offences under a penalty of 3 years imprisonment, during trial in appellate procedure, when lodging a plea of nullity, if the accused is detained in an institution for abnormal law-breakers or in a centre for drug addicts, if the accused is a young person during the entire proceeding before a higher court of justice and in some cases also before a district court. In cases of indigence, the state offers the free services of ex officio counsel.
Literature#
A. Tipold, Die Beistellung des Verteidigers im Strafprozess, 1993.