Key legal question
Whether the cantonal appeal court arbitrarily departed from the trial court's factual findings when affirming the conviction.
Extracted holding
The cantonal court relied on a new factual basis without showing specific evidence that the appellant knew or could perceive the inconsistency; this violated the prohibition of arbitrariness.
Extracted reasoning
The trial court had not established knowledge of the discrepancy or facts creating a serious doubt. The appeal court's different reasoning did not engage with those findings and lacked evidentiary support.