Facts
On 22 September 2020, the Cantonal Court of Bern sentenced [A.] to a custodial sentence of 36 months, a fine of 60 daily rates at CHF 30.-- and a petty offence fine of CHF 100.--. This sanctioned a multitude of criminal offences, in particular against the Road Traffic Act, but also offences such as false accusation, misleading the administration of justice and violations of the Narcotics Act. [A.] filed a criminal appeal, requesting that the judgment of the Cantonal Court be set aside and that only a partially suspended fine be imposed. Alternatively, he requested to be sentenced to a partially suspended custodial sentence of no more than 36 months and a partially suspended fine of 60 daily rates at CHF 30.--.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court dismisses the appeal. It considers the reasoning of the lower court for the determination of the sentence to be convincing:
For the numerous offences against the Road Traffic Act, a custodial sentence was justified, as a mere fine would not have been sufficient to have a sufficiently preventive effect on the appellant in any of the closely related offences. Given his persistent delinquency, lack of insight…