Kernrechtsfrage
Whether a pending juvenile investigation remains applicable when new offences committed after age 18 are later discovered in a mixed case.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. If a juvenile criminal procedure was already pending before the later adult-age offences became known, that juvenile procedure remains applicable, regardless of whether a measure is ultimately required.
Extrahierte Begründung
The Court relied on the German and French wording of Art. 3(2) JStG, the legislative history, and the purpose of procedural efficiency. The Italian wording did not justify a different interpretation. A restrictive reading limited to measure cases was rejected.