Questione giuridica chiave
Whether placing the court document in the hotel mailbox amounted to valid service under Bernese criminal procedure rules.
Decisione estratta
No. The document was not brought into the complainant's sphere of control and was therefore not validly served on 16 March 2005.
Motivazione estratta
She had no own mailbox or access to the hotel mailbox. Leaving the document in a closed hotel's mailbox, while the owners were absent, did not constitute effective service.