Discontinuation of criminal proceedings against the deceased appellant

Facts

The appellant [X.] was charged by the Public Prosecutor's Office in Baden for serious violation of traffic regulations by exceeding the permitted maximum speed by 36 km/h. The Public Prosecutor's Office issued a criminal order, against which [X.] filed an objection. The District Court of Baden found him guilty and sentenced him. On appeal by [X.] , the High Court of the Canton of Aargau quashed the first-instance judgment and found that the criminal order had become legally binding, whereupon it did not enter into the appeal.

During the appeal proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court, [X.] passed away. The Federal Supreme Court has therefore discontinued the criminal proceedings as obsolete.

Considerations

The death of the accused person during the cantonal proceedings leads to the discontinuation of the proceedings (Art. 319 para. 1 lit. d and Art. 403 para. 1 lit. c CrimPC). The Federal Supreme Court has therefore discontinued the criminal proceedings as obsolete.

Since a summary examination of the appeal shows that it would have been justified with a high…