Question juridique clé
Whether the criminal appeal could be considered despite being signed by a non-lawyer representative.
Solution extraite
No. In criminal matters before the Federal Court, parties may be represented only by attorneys; the appellant himself had to sign, and he did not cure the defect.
Motifs extraits
The court granted a cure period under Art. 42(5) BGG, but the submission remained signed by the unauthorized representative, so the defect persisted and non-entry followed under Art. 108 BGG.