Questão jurídica principal
Whether the lower court violated sentencing law by imposing a 2.5-year prison term and a fine.
Decisão extraída
The sentence was within judicial discretion; the lower court correctly applied the legal framework for setting the starting sentence and aggregating multiple offenses.
Fundamentação extraída
The court upheld the lower court's assessment of culpability, the method of forming the aggregate sentence under Art. 49(1) StGB, the refusal to reduce the sentence for alleged remorse or strain, and the choice of imprisonment over a fine for preventive reasons.