Question juridique clé
Whether the band-theft qualification under Art. 139 ch. 3 al. 2 CP was lawful
Solution extraite
The cooperation among the offenders showed a sufficient association for several independent offenses, including the contested November 2001 burglary.
Motifs extraits
The court held that a band exists when two or more offenders expressly or by conclusive conduct agree to commit several independent offenses together. The repeated joint burglaries, recurring group functioning, and the defendant's important role justified the band qualification.