Key legal question
Whether the appellate court violated Art. 8 ZGB by refusing the defendant's evidence requests.
Extracted holding
No. Art. 8 ZGB guarantees evidence only for timely and properly offered evidence relevant to facts in issue; it does not prevent anticipatory assessment of evidence. Challenges to such assessment are not cognizable on appeal.
Extracted reasoning
The appellate court rejected some requests as late under cantonal procedure and also because no new useful findings were expected. This was compatible with federal law.