Key legal question
Whether leaving first-instance costs on an acquitted defendant violated the presumption of innocence.
Extracted holding
No. The cantonal court could rely on a civilly wrongful, causative conduct without implying criminal guilt.
Extracted reasoning
A costs order against an acquitted person is permissible only if he caused the prosecution or obstructed it through culpable, unlawful conduct. The cantonal court did not suggest guilt for the acquitted offence; it found other, civil-law-relevant conduct.