Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the refusal to order a psychiatric expertise violated Art. 13 CP
Decisione estratta
No. The record contained no serious indicia creating doubt as to full criminal responsibility; the cantonal court therefore did not violate federal law by declining to order an expertise.
Motivazione estratta
A psychiatric expertise is required only when the judge actually has, or should have had, serious doubts about responsibility. Multiple recidivism alone, without other medical or behavioural indicia, did not suffice here; the facts relied on by the appellant pointed at most to ordinary criminal psychopathy or low intelligence, not a legally relevant mental anomaly.