Questione giuridica chiave
Whether a federal nullity appeal is admissible against the civil part of a Geneva assize judgment.
Decisione estratta
No. The assize court is a lower court as to the civil claims, and the absence of a cantonal civil remedy excludes a federal nullity appeal.
Motivazione estratta
Because the assize court decides civil claims only incidentally to the criminal case and no cantonal appeal exists for the civil pronouncement, the civil part is treated as a decision of a lower court rendered in first and last cantonal instance; federal review is therefore barred by Art. 268 ch. 1 PPF.