Questão jurídica principal
Whether X. had a right to renewal of the residence permit under Art. 7 ANAG and Art. 8 ECHR despite serious criminal conduct.
Decisão extraída
He had a general entitlement as spouse of a Swiss citizen and through family life, but the entitlement could be lost because of an expulsion ground and the balancing of interests favored refusal.
Fundamentação extraída
The court held that the 2.5-year prison sentence for drug trafficking-related conduct showed serious culpability; the public interest in keeping a serious drug offender away from Switzerland outweighed his personal and family interests.