Kernrechtsfrage
Whether W.________'s death extinguished the criminal proceedings and made the first-instance judgment unenforceable
Extrahierter Entscheid
The court took note of W.________'s death and held that criminal proceedings cannot continue against a deceased person or his heirs; the first-instance judgment was therefore no longer enforceable and the case had become moot.
Extrahierte Begründung
Criminal punishment is strictly personal and criminal liability does not survive the offender. The death of the accused ends the criminal action, even if civil reservations remain in the judgment.