Questione giuridica chiave
Whether Art. 126(4) StPO requires the criminal court to decide victim civil claims only after first deciding guilt and sentence.
Decisione estratta
No. Art. 126(4) StPO is an enabling provision, not a mandatory one; the court is not obliged to proceed in two stages.
Motivazione estratta
The wording, system, and legislative history show that Art. 126(4) only expands the court's options for victim civil claims. It does not displace Art. 126(3) StPO, so the court may still, if full assessment would be disproportionately burdensome, decide the claim only in principle and refer the rest to the civil courts.