Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the 1993 absentia conviction had to be reopened for retrial under Art. 368 StPO.
Decisione estratta
The request for retrial could be refused because the defendant had been duly summoned and his failure to appear was not excused.
Motivazione estratta
The court found no arbitrariness in the factual finding that he knew of the indictment and hearing date. His departure from Switzerland and later absence did not make attendance objectively or subjectively impossible, and he did not credibly show an unexcused absence beyond his control.