Key legal question
Whether a criminal judgment deciding a victim’s civil claim only in principle must state the entitled person and liability share in the dispositive part.
Extracted holding
Yes. If the claim is decided only in principle under the victim assistance rules, the dispositive part must identify the entitled victim and, where possible, the liability share.
Extracted reasoning
Only the dispositive part becomes final. A mere reference to the reasoning is insufficient. The court applied by analogy the settled principles from Bernese criminal procedure and emphasized the victim-protective purpose of the statute.