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By: Katarina Amtmann
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The defendant in the trial of the murdered student Hanna on the bench in the Traunstein regional court.
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The defense of the man accused of murder has filed an application for bias against the court.
The background was an email exchange between the judge and the public prosecutor.
Traunstein - In the trial surrounding the death of student Hanna, the Traunstein regional court rejected a request for bias against the judges.
The defense's request was classified as unfounded by a representative chamber.
Trial in the Hanna murder case: application for bias against the court rejected
The application was based on an email exchange between a public prosecutor and the presiding judge at the beginning of January.
Both are said to have discussed the potential course of events at an early stage of the proceedings, when dates had already been set until March 5th.
The
Bild newspaper
was the first to report on it.
The representative chamber justified its rejection of the application for bias based on both the context of the email traffic and the further course of the procedure.
The presiding judge gave a legal notice in the next main hearing, which essentially repeated the content of the legal discussions between her and the representative - so that there was no concern of bias.
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Hanna (23) found dead in the Prien River: murder trial underway
The lawyers argued that the emails could indicate that discussions were held about the possible course of the crime.
Such discussions may not take place outside the courtroom without the participation of all those involved in the proceedings, i.e. without the defense and co-plaintiffs.
23-year-old Hanna was found dead in the Prien River on October 3, 2022.
A now 22-year-old has been charged with murder.
He did not comment in court.
(came/dpa)
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