Key legal question
Whether the 27 July 2009 first-instance judgment was void because it only re-sentenced without restating guilt.
Extracted holding
No nullity existed; the cantonal court had already finally decided guilt and lawfully remitted only sentencing and costs for reconsideration.
Extracted reasoning
Under cantonal procedure, after partial cassation the merits court may be limited to resentencing. No serious, manifest defect was shown, and the appellant suffered no procedural prejudice.