Key legal question
Whether the penalty reduction for attempted murder had been insufficiently applied under Art. 22 and 65 CP.
Extracted holding
The cantonal court applied the correct criteria: mitigation depends on how imminent the result was and on the actual consequences; a modest reduction was not unlawful.
Extracted reasoning
The victim's death was narrowly averted by circumstances independent of the offender, and the consequences were serious, including physical injuries and psychological aftereffects.