Questão jurídica principal
Admissibility of the nullity appeal against the police court judgment
Decisão extraída
The appeal was admissible because it was directed against a Vaud police court judgment on appeal from a prefectural pronouncement, and exemption from punishment still allowed challenge to culpability.
Fundamentação extraída
Under the Federal Penal Procedure Act, the appellant had standing to contest the principle of guilt even though he had been exempted from punishment.