If the offense directly injures the interests of the armed forces the Reich Leader of the SS and chief of the German police in the Reich Ministry of the Interior, and the chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces shall reach an agreement as to whether the case shall be prosecuted by an SS and police court or by a military court. Article 3 This order shall become effective 1 week after its publication. Berlin, 15 July 1942 The Reich Minister of the Interior As deputy, DR. STUCKART The Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces KEITEL The Acting Reich Minister of Justice DR. SCHLEGELBERGER PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NG-715 PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 112 EXTRACTS FROM DECREE OF 13 AUGUST 1942 FOR THE FURTHER SIMPLIFICATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN CRIMINAL CASES 1942 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 508 * * * * * * * Article II Extended penal authority of the Local Court The local court may pass sentence of hard labor up to 5 years. Article III Extension of the Admissibility of the Writ of Punishment A writ of punishment of up to 6 months’ imprisonment is admissible for crimes, too. Article IV Economizing on Manpower in the Composition of Penal Court Decisions by the penal chamber of the district court, the Special Court and the penal senate of the courts of appeal may be made by the president or his regular deputy alone, if he considers the cooperation of his associates dispensable in view of the factual and legal simplicity of the case, and if the public prosecutor agrees. Article V Trial without Public Prosecutor In proceedings before the local court the public prosecutor may abstain from participation in the trial. * * * * * * * Article VII Reorganization of the System of Legal Remedies Article 1 Restriction of Legal Remedies Appeal and complaint by the defendant or the plaintiff in penal cases, prosecuting on his own or beside the public prosecutor, against a decision issued after this decree comes into force, are subject to special admission. This will be granted in cases where a refusal would be unfair. Berlin, 13 August 1942 The Acting Reich Minister of Justice DR. SCHLEGELBERGER