Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellants had standing to bring the state-law appeal as victims' relatives under the OHG.
Decisão extraída
Yes. As the deceased victim's children and widow, they were treated as victims' relatives and could appeal insofar as their civil claims might be affected.
Fundamentação extraída
The court held that Art. 8(1)(c) OHG, as a special rule, extends standing beyond Art. 88 OG when the complainants are victims or their relatives and the decision can affect civil claims.