BREAKING: I can confirm Prosecutor Füssinger filed an appeal against the not guilty verdict in the Prof. Bhakdi case
There are 2 types of appeals that can be applied in this case.
Following a verdict, the dissatisfied party may file an appeal to either enforce another court hearing in which the discovery of evidence is repeated, this kind of appeal is called “Berufung” in German OR the dissatisfied party may file an appeal to determine if the law was properly applied, this kind of appeal is called “Revision” in German. Regarding the latter, the facts on which the judgment is based are not called into question.
At this time, there is no written judgment in the Prof. Bhakdi case, and as long as there is no written judgment, the party who files an appeal may only decide which type of appeal to pursue until the written judgment is available to both the prosecution and defense. Prosecutor Füssinger has filed an appeal and will decide which appeal to pursue based on the written judgment.
There are 2 types of appeals that can be applied in this case.
Following a verdict, the dissatisfied party may file an appeal to either enforce another court hearing in which the discovery of evidence is repeated, this kind of appeal is called “Berufung” in German OR the dissatisfied party may file an appeal to determine if the law was properly applied, this kind of appeal is called “Revision” in German. Regarding the latter, the facts on which the judgment is based are not called into question.
At this time, there is no written judgment in the Prof. Bhakdi case, and as long as there is no written judgment, the party who files an appeal may only decide which type of appeal to pursue until the written judgment is available to both the prosecution and defense. Prosecutor Füssinger has filed an appeal and will decide which appeal to pursue based on the written judgment.