Der Schutz des Beschuldigten vor seinem Verteidiger

The thesis examines - particularly in view of the defence lawyer's increased responsibility for the trial - the effects of deficiencies in the defence on the criminal proceedings, especially on the person of the accused. The focus here is first of all on the elaboration of a discrepancy between constitutional case law, which prohibits the attribution of fault at the expense of the accused, and the factual handling and actual treatment of defence counsel's poor performance. Based on this finding, the question is addressed as to whether the accused must be granted protection from his defence counsel at all or - if the question is answered in the affirmative - by whom and in what way such protection can be achieved.