Facts
- On May 5, 2019, [B.] was found injured in a backyard in Zurich, with injuries such as a mild traumatic brain injury and laceration wounds to the face. - The public prosecutor's office brought charges against [A.] for assault under Art. 134 of the Swiss Criminal Code. They accused him of having attacked and pursued [B.] together with an unknown accomplice upon leaving a bar. - The single judge of the District Court of Zurich and the High Court of the Canton of Zurich found [A.] guilty of the assault and sentenced him to a conditional custodial sentence of 9 months. - [A.] filed a criminal appeal against the judgment of the High Court.Considerations
- The lower court relied on various circumstantial evidence to prove the appellant's involvement in the attack on [B.] : - The appellant worked in the bar where [B.] had previously been involved in a dispute. - Two pepper sprays were found in the appellant's jacket, containing the same active ingredient as the irritant substance found on [B.] . - The appellant inquired about video recordings 20 minutes after the incident in the bar, claiming he had been in a fight in the backyard. - Witness…