Kernrechtsfrage
Whether a life sentence may be imposed despite a found violation of the right to be tried within a reasonable time.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. A reduction for undue delay may be offset by aggravating sentencing factors, and the resulting punishment may still reach the statutory maximum.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court held that aggravating and mitigating factors may be compensated against each other. A procedural delay is not exempt from such balancing. The defendant's culpability for two murders and attempted coercion remained so severe that the delay did not justify a lower sentence.