Dismissal of the appeal for attempted fraud

Facts

The appellant [X.] was convicted by the District Court of Bremgarten for attempted fraud in relation to an Apple MacBook Pro laptop. He appealed, which the High Court of the Canton of Aargau dismissed. Against this judgment, [X.] filed a criminal appeal with the Federal Supreme Court, requesting to be acquitted of the charge of attempted fraud.

Considerations

The Federal Supreme Court dismissed the appeal. It concluded that the lower court had not arbitrarily established the facts. Contrary to the appellant's presentation, the lower court did not assume that the relevant replacement value was the original purchase price and not the new value. Rather, it held that the replacement value for the newer model with Retina display was higher than for the…