Question juridique clé
Whether the mitigating circumstance of deep distress under Art. 64 CP applied
Solution extraite
No. The defendants' financial difficulty did not amount to a deep distress comparable to necessity, and the factual findings on their motives were binding.
Motifs extraits
The court held that deep distress requires a particularly grave pressure leaving no other apparent solution. The cantonal findings that other options existed and that the defendants chose crime out of pride/or gain could not be revisited on nullity appeal. In any event, the proportionality required by case law was lacking because the protected interest under the drug law is close to public health.