Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the sentence should be reduced under Art. 48 let. e CP because of elapsed time and good conduct.
Decisione estratta
The mitigating circumstance was not applicable: too little of the prescription period had elapsed, the offence was serious, and the defendant’s conduct in the interim was not sufficiently good.
Motivazione estratta
The court held that Art. 48 let. e CP follows former Art. 64 al. 8 aCP. For mitigation, a long time must have elapsed and the offender must have behaved well. Here, the seven-year limitation period for the relevant conduct meant the temporal requirement was not met, no shortening of the period was justified by the gravity of the violence, and the defendant continued regular cannabis use for many months after release.