Key legal question
Whether the late appeal declaration had to be admitted despite the absence of court holidays in criminal proceedings under Art. 89(2) StPO.
Extracted holding
No. The statutory rule that no court holidays apply in criminal proceedings does not restrict the accused's rights or the right to appeal.
Extracted reasoning
The complaint repeated an argument already rejected below. The Federal Supreme Court found the objection unfounded and endorsed the cantonal court's reasoning, concluding that the late filing remained ineffective.