Facts
On June 5, 2012, the District Court of Imboden imposed the costs of criminal proceedings to the extent of 1/10 on the accused and 9/10 on the Canton of Graubünden and the District of Imboden. Court-appointed counsel X. submitted a fee note totaling CHF 9,458.95, but the District Court reduced the compensation to CHF 7,882.50, as a hourly rate of CHF 200.- (incl. VAT) applies to court-appointed counsel. X. filed a criminal law appeal, requesting an extra-official compensation of CHF 9,301.30 (incl. VAT) for the proceedings before the District Court.
Considerations
Pursuant to Art. 135 para. 1 CrimPC, court-appointed counsel is compensated according to the attorney tariff of the federal government or the canton in which the criminal proceedings were conducted. The compensation is determined solely by Art. 135 CrimPC and is independent of the outcome of the proceedings. Full compensation cannot be justified by Art. 135 para. 4 lit. b CrimPC…