Key legal question
Whether the canton court's finding that the accused forged A.'s signature was arbitrary
Extracted holding
No. The forensic handwriting report and surrounding circumstances supported that the signature on the loan contract and the rental contract copy originated from the accused.
Extracted reasoning
The Federal Court held that it was not manifestly untenable to rely on the expert report and the additional indicia. The accused's alternative theory that his father or a third person forged the signatures was implausible and did not undermine the lower court's assessment.