Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the federal criminal appeal could succeed against the cantonal ruling declaring the cantonal appeal inadmissible for lateness and lack of reasons/conclusions.
Decisione estratta
The appellant did not show any misapplication of cantonal procedural law or a constitutional violation; the cantonal court could treat the appeal as late and ineffective.
Motivazione estratta
The allegations about counsel delaying the filing were unsubstantiated. The appellant had chosen his own counsel, and no request for restoration of time had been filed.