Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellate court abused its discretion in sentencing the defendant to eight years' additional imprisonment for murder
Decisão extraída
No. The Supreme Court held that the lower court properly assessed the very serious culpability, the mitigating effect of the confession and rehabilitation, and remained within its sentencing discretion.
Fundamentação extraída
The lower court sufficiently addressed all relevant sentencing factors under Art. 63 StGB. A life sentence was a defensible hypothetical benchmark under Art. 68 Ziff. 2 StGB; the long delay, voluntary confession, remorse and later conduct were properly credited, and the sentence was not manifestly excessive.