Pursuant to the decree of the Fuehrer concerning special powers of the Reich Minister of Justice,[110] of 20 August 1942 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 535), in connection with the decree of the Fuehrer concerning total war effort of 25 July 1944 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 161) the following is ordered in agreement with the Reich Minister and chief of the Reich Chancellery, the chief of the Party Chancellery, and the Plenipotentiary for the Administration of the Reich. Article I (1) He who willfully or negligently violates an order or prohibition contained in a legal decree or a duly promulgated administrative order of the Reich government, any Supreme Reich Authority or any other authority on the same level with it concerning measures for implementing total war effort, will be punished with imprisonment and/or a fine. (2) If the perpetrator is guilty of causing, by a willful violation, a serious disadvantage or a serious danger or, by a negligent violation, a specially serious advantage or a specially serious danger to the war effort or the security of the Reich, he may be punished with hard labor for a limited period, or for life, or with death. Article II This decree is also applicable if the legal decree or administrative order has been promulgated before this decree comes into force, but after 25 July 1944. Berlin, 25 August 1944 The Reich Minister of Justice As deputy, KLEMM[111] TRANSLATION OF KLEMM DOCUMENT 57 KLEMM DEFENSE EXHIBIT 57 EXTRACTS FROM DECREE, 13 DECEMBER 1944, FOR THE FURTHER ADAPTATION OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF TOTAL WAR (FOURTH DECREE FOR THE SIMPLIFICATION OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE) 1944 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 339 In pursuance of the decree of the Fuehrer concerning special powers of the Reich Minister of Justice, dated 20 August 1942,[112] (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 535), in connection with the decree of the Fuehrer concerning total war, dated 25 July 1944 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 161), and in agreement with the Reich Minister and chief of the Reich Chancellery, the chief of the Party Chancellery, and the Plenipotentiary for the Administration of the Reich, the following is ordered: * * * * * * * Part II * * * * * * * Article 12 Limited Admittance of Defense Counsel (1) In one criminal case, several lawyers or professional representatives may not act side by side as chosen counsel for one defendant.