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Geschichte und Verantwortung › BRD, DDR & Wiedervereinigung
Was macht eine Schöffin/ein Schöffe in Deutschland? Sie/Er …
- entscheidet mit Richterinnen/Richtern über Schuld und Strafe.
- gibt Bürgerinnen/Bürgern rechtlichen Rat.
- stellt Urkunden aus.
- verteidigt die Angeklagte/den Angeklagten.
Why this is the correct answer
A Schöffe — lay judge — sits on a criminal panel alongside professional judges and participates fully in reaching both a verdict and a sentence. Lay judges are ordinary citizens, not legally trained, who bring a community perspective to court proceedings. They have equal voting rights to professional judges during deliberations.