Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the revised sexual-offence provisions applied as lex mitior although they entered into force during the appeal proceedings.
Decisione estratta
Yes. Because the appeal was an ordinary remedy suspending finality, the court had to compare old and new law and apply the milder new law.
Motivazione estratta
Under Art. 2(1) StGB the law in force at the time of the act applies, but Art. 2(2) StGB requires retroactive application of milder law. Since appellate review was still pending when the new law entered into force, the revised law governed if it was more favorable.