Questão jurídica principal
Whether the cantonal cassation court violated federal law by reducing the sentence from nine to eight years under Art. 63 CP.
Decisão extraída
No. The court could take account of the respondent's charitable acts and the fact that the grievous bodily harm was committed with eventual intent rather than direct intent.
Fundamentação extraída
Sentencing lies largely within the trial court's discretion and is reviewed only for abuse or excess. Subjective factors, including the intensity of intent and aspects of personality, may influence punishment; the reduction by one year remained within the legal range and was adequately reasoned.