Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellant was entitled to compensation for alleged material damage under Art. 114 CPP/VS.
Decisão extraída
No. The alleged economic losses were not shown to be causally attributable to the excessive delay in the proceedings; they stemmed from the underlying conduct that triggered the prosecution.
Fundamentação extraída
The cantonal court could, without arbitrariness, find that the damages were caused by the appellant's own civilly unlawful conduct and not by the later period of procedural inactivity. The Federal Court also held that the appellant's criticism was largely appellatory.