The Special Court has to pass sentence even if the trial results in showing the act, of which the defendant is accused, as not being under the jurisdiction of the Special Court. This does not apply if the act constitutes a crime or offense under the jurisdiction of the Reich Supreme Court or the courts of appeal; in this case the Special Court has to proceed according to article 270, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the code of criminal procedure. Article 15 The results of the interrogations (art. 273, par. 2 of the code of criminal procedure) need not be incorporated in the record of the trial. Article 16 (1) There is no legal appeal against decisions of the Special Courts. (2) Applications for a reopening of the case are to be decided upon by the penal chamber of the district court. The reopening of the case in favor of the defendant will also take place if there are circumstances which point to the necessity of reexamining the case in the ordinary procedure. The stipulation of article 363 of the code of criminal procedure remains unaffected. If the application for the reopening of the case is justified, the trial will be ordered to take place before the competent ordinary court. Article 17 Proceedings initiated on a punishable act within the jurisdiction of the Special Courts and pending at the date this decree becomes effective, will be continued according to the general rules if the trial has already started. Otherwise they will be transferred to the procedure regulated in this decree. Article 18 (1) When the activities of the Special Courts end, the pending cases will be transferred to the ordinary procedure; the indictment filed according to the stipulations of this decree will become ineffective. (2) If the trial has once started before the Special Court, it will be carried on according to the stipulations of this decree. (3) The administration of punishment will be transferred to the authority for the administration of punishment in whose district the Special Court had its seat; the court decisions occurring in the course of the administration of punishment will be made by the penal chamber of the district court without hearings being held. Article 19 This decree becomes effective on the second day after its promulgation. Berlin, 21 March 1933 The Reich Chancellor ADOLF HITLER For the Reich Minister of Justice The Vice Chancellor VON PAPEN PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NG-715 PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 112 DECREE OF 21 FEBRUARY 1940 CONCERNING JURISDICTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS, SPECIAL COURTS, AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE