Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the lower court had to consider a monetary sentence rather than a prison sentence for the new traffic offense
Decisione estratta
The lower court had to examine whether a monetary sentence of 360 daily rates would still be appropriate, or otherwise explain why a monetary sentence was excluded for reasons beyond the bare sentence length.
Motivazione estratta
The appellate court held that a prison sentence cannot be justified solely because the punishment slightly exceeds the statutory threshold for a monetary sentence; the choice of sanction must be individually reasoned under the governing sentencing principles.