Kernrechtsfrage
Whether increasing the prison sentence on appeal is forbidden reformatio in peius when conditional execution is newly granted.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. A higher sentence is not an impermissible worsening if the appellate judgment grants conditional execution instead of the first-instance unconditional prison sentence.
Extrahierte Begründung
Sentencing must be viewed as a whole, including sentence length, conditional execution, and revocation risk. An unconditional custodial sentence is generally more burdensome than a conditional one. The additional burden only materializes if the convicted person later causes a revocation ground, which lies within that person's control. Any challenge to the reasonableness of the sentence length concerns sentencing review under Art. 63 StGB, not reformatio in peius.