Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the conviction violated the right to question the complainant because no confrontation was held.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No violation: the complainant's testimony was not decisive, since the conviction rested essentially on the appellant's own statements and the contested point was not outcome-determinative.
Extrahierte Begründung
Under Article 6(3)(d) ECHR, confrontation is not required unconditionally when the evidence is not the sole or main basis of conviction. The appellate court could also conclude that, even if the complainant had accepted temporary deposit of the funds, this would not have authorized the appellant to use them at will.