Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the appellate court violated Art. 43, 47 and 50 StGB by ordering 18 months of the 3-year sentence to be served and 18 months suspended.
Decisione estratta
No. The split of the sentence was within the statutory limits and was sufficiently justified by the seriousness of the fault and the need for additional warning effect.
Motivazione estratta
Art. 43 StGB requires the unsuspended part to be at least six months and no more than half the sentence. The court has broad discretion to balance culpability and prognosis. The lower court properly weighed the very serious fault against the still favorable prognosis and was not required to examine alternative splits once the chosen one was lawful.