Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the cantonal court had to decide the prescription request after the appeal was withdrawn.
Decisione estratta
No. By withdrawing the appeal, the appellant definitively ended the cantonal appellate proceedings and waived review of the conviction, including any limitation issue.
Motivazione estratta
Prescription is an ex officio procedural bar, but only while proceedings are pending. Once the appeal was withdrawn, no appellate proceedings remained in which limitation could still be examined.