Question juridique clé
Whether the four-year prison sentence was unlawfully excessive or based on a misuse of sentencing discretion.
Solution extraite
The sentence was within the trial court's broad discretion and did not violate federal law.
Motifs extraits
The Federal Supreme Court found no material omission or improper weighting of sentencing factors. The complaint about delay was insufficiently substantiated. Although the sentencing method under Art. 49(1) StGB was not fully transparent, the result was still defensible and not unduly harsh.