“4. Crimes and offenses under the war economy decree of 4 September 1939;
“5. Crimes under section 1 of the decree of 5 September 1939 against public enemies;
“6. Crimes under sections 1 and 2 of the decree of 5 December 1939 against violent criminals.”[627]
The decree further provided:
[Article 14] (1) “The Special Court also has jurisdiction over other crimes and offenses, if the prosecution is of the opinion that immediate sentencing by the Special Court is indicated by the gravity or the outrageousness of the act, on account of the thereby-aroused public sentiment or in consideration of serious threat to public order or security.”
[Article 23] “(1) In all proceedings before a Special Court the sentence must be passed immediately without observation of any reprieves, if the delinquent was caught in the very act or if his guilt is self-evident otherwise.
“(2) In all other cases the term of summons shall be 24 hours. (Articles 217, 218 of the Reich Code of Criminal Procedure (Reichsstrafprozessordnung)).”
[Article 25] “(1) The Special Court must hand down a decision in a case, even if the trial shows that the act with which the accused is charged is of such a nature that the Special Court is not competent to deal with it. If, however, the trial shows that the act comes under the jurisdiction of the People’s Court, the Special Court refers the matter to the latter court, by decision; Article 270, section 2, of the Reich Code of Criminal Procedure is applicable accordingly.
[Article 26] “(1) There is no legal appeal against a decision of the Special Court.”
[Article 34] “The chief public prosecutor may lodge a petition for nullification with the Supreme Court (Reichsgericht) against a final judgment of a judge of the criminal court of the Special Court, within 1 year from the date of its becoming final, if the judgment is not justified because of an erroneous application of law on the established facts.