Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the claimant had victim status and could obtain LAVI compensation despite the criminal acquittal
Extrahierter Entscheid
The authority was bound by the final acquittal on the factual issue of whether an offence had been committed; without an offence, no victim status existed under former LAVI.
Extrahierte Begründung
The criminal court had made a definitive factual assessment in a fair trial, and the LAVI authority could not re-open the issue of guilt or infer an offence contrary to the acquittal. The administrative authority is autonomous in law but normally follows final criminal findings on facts.