Questão jurídica principal
Whether the defendant had the means, or could have had them, to pay the ordered child support under Art. 217 CP
Decisão extraída
The cantonal court failed to establish the defendant's financial capacity with sufficient precision, especially in light of irregular income and possible compensation between higher and lower income periods.
Fundamentação extraída
For Art. 217 CP, the criminal court must concretely determine the debtor's financial situation, using principles analogous to Art. 93 LP where income is variable. It must assess whether available amounts exceeded the minimum subsistence needs over the relevant period and whether shortfalls in some months were offset by surpluses in others.