Questão jurídica principal
Whether the increased fine violated sentencing law and the prohibition of reformatio in peius
Decisão extraída
The higher fine was lawful: the appellant was at least not lightly at fault, the fine was proportionate to her culpability and income, and the appellate court was not bound by the prohibition of worsening because the prosecutor had appealed seeking a harsher conviction and sentence.
Fundamentação extraída
The court relied on the established speed excess and on the prosecutor's appeal. It held that the appellate court had full cognition and was not limited by the first-instance reasoning. The challenged sentence remained within judicial discretion.