Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the conviction violated the right to examine adverse witnesses under Art. 6 ECHR and Art. 32 BV.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No violation occurred because confrontation was impossible for reasons not attributable to the authorities, and the conviction did not rest solely or decisively on the witnesses' statements.
Extrahierte Begründung
The witnesses could not be questioned: one disappeared after staying illegally in Switzerland, the other lost memory after an accident and was in a coma. The appellate court relied on several corroborating elements, including inconsistencies in the defendant's account and vehicle damage, and it assessed the statements carefully.