Key legal question
Whether the 1992 German conviction could still be used to increase the sentence under the rules on removal of criminal register entries.
Extracted holding
No. The conviction had not yet reached the statutory removal date; it could therefore be considered in sentencing and prognosis.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 369 StGB, a foreign conviction entered in the Swiss register is removed only after the statutory period has elapsed. For a 2 years 8 months sentence, removal occurs only after 15 years beyond the judicially imposed term, so not before 2010 in this case.