Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the conviction violated the presumption of innocence and the privilege against self-incrimination because the courts inferred driving from keeper status and silence.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. Keeper status is an incriminating indication, and silence may be considered where the defendant offers no concrete alternative explanation; no unlawful compulsion or impermissible burden-shifting was shown.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court distinguished the right to remain silent from the free assessment of evidence. The defendant was not forced to incriminate himself, was heard in oral proceedings, and did not challenge the factual findings or point to concrete doubts. In the absence of specific contrary indications, the authorities could rely on circumstantial evidence, including keeper status.