1934 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 341
Law About Changing the Rules of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure of 24 April 1934
CHAPTER III
Article 1
(1) A People's Court is formed as a trial court in cases of high treason arid treason.
(2) When the People's Court sits for trial, the decisions are made by five members; otherwise by three members, including the President. The President and one other member must have the qualifications of judges. Several Senates may be formed.
(3) The Supreme Reich Prosecutor [Oberreichsanwalt] is the prosecuting authority.
Article 2
Oh the suggestion of the Reich Minister of Justice, the Reich Chancellor appoints the members of the People's Court and their deputies for a period of five years.
Article 3
(1) The People's Court has jurisdiction over the investigations and has the power to make the sole and final decision in cases of high treason according to Articles 80-84—, treason according to Articles 89-92—, attacks against the Reich President according to Article 94, paragraph 1 of the Reich Criminal Code: and crimes according to Article 5, paragraph 2, No. 1 of the Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State of February 28, 1933 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 83). In these cases the People's Court also makes the decisions enumerated in Article 73, paragraph 1 of the Law of the Organization of the German Courts.
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Article 5
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(2) There is no appeal from the decisions of the People's Court.
CHAPTER IV
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Article 3
The appointment of a Council of Defense must be approved by the President of the People's Court.
Berlin, April 24, 1934
The Reich Chancellor
Adolf Hitler
The Reich Minister of Justice also for the Reich Minister of the Interior
Dr. Guertner
The Reich Minister of Defense
von Blomberg
Extracts from a law on criminal law rules and procedure, on the creation People's Courts to try cases of treason and high treason
Authors
Adolf Hitler (Fuehrer, Reich Chancellor, Supeme Commander of Wehrmacht)
Adolf Hitler
Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945)
- Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus)
- Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler)
- Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01)
- Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier
- Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556)
- Member of: Nazi Party
- Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing
- Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin
Franz Guertner (Dr., Minister of Justice 1932-41)
Franz Guertner
Government minister of Germany (1881-1941)
- Born: 1881-08-26 (Regensburg)
- Died: 1941-01-29 (Berlin)
- Country of citizenship: German Reich
- Occupation: jurist; politician
- Member of political party: German National People's Party; Nazi Party; Q15787248
- Participant in: Aktion T4
- Position held: Baviarian Minister of Justice (member of cabinet: Q1719960, Q1719961, ..., Q1720104; period: 1922-08-04 through 1932-06-01; replaced by: Heinrich Spangenberger); Reich Minister of Justice (period: 1932-06-01 through 1941-01-29; replaced by: Franz Schlegelberger; replaces: Curt Joël)
- Educated at: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Werner Blomberg, von (Minister of Defense)
Werner von Blomberg
German field marshal (1878-1946)
- Born: 1878-09-02 (Stargard)
- Died: 1946-03-14 (Nuremberg)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: military officer; military personnel; politician
- Member of political party: Nazi Party (series ordinal: 3.805.226; since: 1937-01-30)
- Military rank: general field marshal
- Military branch: German Army
- Position held: minister of war
Date: 24 April 1934
Literal Title: 1934 Reichsgesetzblatt . . . Law about Changing the Rules of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure of 24 April 1934
Total Pages: 2
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: PS-2014
Citation: IMT (page 255)
HLSL Item No.: 450223