Key legal question
Whether the cantonal court arbitrarily refused an appellate oral hearing under cantonal criminal procedure law.
Extracted holding
The refusal was not arbitrary because the statute required a hearing only when a prison sentence over 18 months or a custodial measure was at stake.
Extracted reasoning
The wording of § 222(1) StPO/AG was followed; the first-instance sentence was 15 months, so no mandatory hearing existed.