Question juridique clé
Whether the prison sentence could be suspended in favour of outpatient treatment under Art. 63(2) StGB.
Solution extraite
The suspension was not justified because the treatment could also be carried out during imprisonment and the disadvantages of execution did not go beyond ordinary hardship.
Motifs extraits
Suspension is exceptional and requires both lack of dangerousness and a treatment need that would be significantly impaired by imprisonment. Here the expert opinion allowed outpatient therapy during custody, and the reasons relied on by the cantonal court were only the general social and professional disadvantages of imprisonment. Given the seriousness of the offences and only slight diminished responsibility, the statutory requirements were not met.