Key legal question
Whether the cantonal court's interpretation of § 42 StPO/ZH allowing cost allocation after the accused acknowledged civil wrongdoing or agreed to pay costs was arbitrary
Extracted holding
No arbitrariness: an acknowledgment of civilly blameworthy conduct or an agreement to bear costs can justify charging the accused with costs under § 42 StPO/ZH.
Extracted reasoning
Under Zurich practice, 'verwerfliches Benehmen' corresponds to civilly blameworthy conduct. Since the appellant acknowledged such conduct and agreed to pay, the cost order was not obviously untenable.