Question juridique clé
Whether the appeal had to be dismissed as inadmissible because security for costs was not paid in time.
Solution extraite
Because the ordered security was not provided within the deadline, the appeal could not be entered into and was inadmissible.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 383(1)-(2) CPP, the appeal authority may require security; if it is not furnished in time, the appeal is not admissible. The appellant failed to pay CHF 440 by the deadline set in the court's letter of 12 November 2013.