Key legal question
Whether the criminal appeal was admissible despite non-payment of the court-ordered advance of costs.
Extracted holding
The appeal was inadmissible because the appellant failed to pay the required advance within the additional time limit.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 62(1) and (3) LTF, failure to pay the advance after a first default and an expressly warned extension makes the appeal inadmissible; service of the extension order was deemed effective after the postal holding period.