Key legal question
Whether the cantonal court arbitrarily assessed the evidence and violated in dubio pro reo by finding reasonable doubt as to the accused's guilt for murder or assassination.
Extracted holding
The evidence assessment was not manifestly untenable; the remaining doubt was sufficient to uphold the acquittal.
Extracted reasoning
Although several incriminating indicia existed, the cantonal courts could reasonably regard the time of death, the witness descriptions, and the DNA evidence as insufficiently conclusive. The alternative hypothesis of a third-party perpetrator could not be excluded arbitrarily.