Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the dismissal of the criminal case entitled the applicant to compensation from the state.
Decisione estratta
No compensation was due because the applicant had clearly caused the investigation through civilly blameworthy conduct.
Motivazione estratta
The court held that a non-convicted accused may be denied compensation when he clearly violated a written or unwritten duty in a manner analogous to civil fault and thereby caused the proceedings. As a non-executive board member, the applicant had a duty of supervision under Art. 716a(1)(5) OR and should have monitored the business; failure to do so made the prosecution's initiation attributable to him. The lower court's assessment was not arbitrary.