Facts
The case concerns the admissibility of a criminal appeal filed by the public defender of the plaintiff against a compensation decision. The decision was made by the Obergericht of the canton of Solothurn, which reduced the compensation awarded to the public defender for the first-instance procedure.
The facts are as follows: Rechtsanwältin X. was appointed as the public defender of the plaintiff in a criminal case. The Amtsgericht Solothurn-Lebern awarded her a fee of 15'274.30 Swiss francs for the first-instance procedure. The Obergericht of the canton of Solothurn reduced this fee to 13'073.15 Swiss francs and set the public defender's fee for the appeal procedure at 1'628.30 Swiss francs.
The public defender filed an appeal against this decision with the Bundesstrafgericht, which forwarded it to the Bundesgericht.
Considerations
The Bundesgericht's decision is based on the interpretation of Article 135 paragraph 3 of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code (CrimPC). According to this article, the public defender may file an appeal against the compensation decision made by the first-instance court.
The Bundesgericht considered that, in this case, the public defender had filed an appeal against the decision of the Obergericht of the canton of Solothurn, which had reduced the compensation awarded for the first-instance procedure. The Obergericht's decision regarding compensation for the appeal procedure was not contested.
The Bundesgericht therefore decided that the appeal filed by the…