Questione giuridica chiave
Whether procedural costs may be imposed on a convicted person even though no punishment is pronounced.
Decisione estratta
Yes. A person found guilty may still be charged with procedural costs even if the court refrains from imposing a sanction; this does not violate Swiss law or the presumption of innocence.
Motivazione estratta
The federal court held that a judicial conviction already establishes that the accused caused the proceedings. The absence of a punitive sanction does not remove that procedural responsibility, so the cost order is unobjectionable under Art. 95 BGG and the presumption of innocence.