Questão jurídica principal
Whether the defendant's conduct satisfied theft committed as a member of a band under Art. 139 ch. 3 CP.
Decisão extraída
The cantonally established facts showed a coordinated, repeated and organized group operation with divided roles; the band qualification was therefore correct.
Fundamentação extraída
The Federal Court held that a band exists when two or more persons manifest the will to associate for several independent offenses and the subjective element is satisfied if the offender knows and wants those facts. The appellant's objections attacked the facts and evidence, which are binding in nullity proceedings. On the established facts, the five participants were organized, split roles, and committed several thefts together, so federal law was not violated.