Questão jurídica principal
Whether the complainants had standing to bring a criminal-law appeal to the Federal Supreme Court
Decisão extraída
They lacked standing because they were neither private criminal accusers nor victims within the meaning of the Federal Supreme Court Act and the Victims Assistance Act.
Fundamentação extraída
The prosecution had participated in the cantonal proceedings, but that did not make the complainants private criminal accusers. They did not allege an immediate impairment of physical, psychological, or sexual integrity, so they were not victims. As mere injured parties, they were not generally entitled to appeal in criminal matters.