Facts
The appellant [X.] filed a criminal appeal against the judgment of the Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft, which had acquitted the respondent [Y.] of all charges. It was undisputed that [Y.] struck [X.] once in the face between 10:20 pm and 10:30 pm on February 25, 2007. The following day, a double mandibular fracture was diagnosed in [X.]. However, the Cantonal Court had doubts as to whether the blow from [Y.] was the cause of this injury.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court concluded that the factual findings of the lower court were not arbitrary. The Cantonal Court had, in its assessment of the evidence and circumstances, significant and irrepressible doubts about the causality between the respondent's conduct and the injury to the appellant. In particular, the emergency report of February 26, 2007 did not record a serious injury, and it was only the University Hospital that later diagnosed a double mandibular fracture. Moreover, it was…