Facts
The appellant [X.] was found guilty of false accusation by the High Court of the Canton of Zurich on 10 October 2013. After a traffic accident he had caused, in which a person was seriously injured, he identified himself to the police with identity documents bearing the name [F.] , in order to initiate criminal proceedings against him. The High Court subsequently sentenced him to an unconditional custodial sentence of 2 ½ years and an unconditional fine of 90 daily rates of CHF 50.--. It also imposed two-thirds of the second-instance procedural costs on him.Considerations
The DFC upheld the conviction for false accusation. It stated that the subjective elements of the offence under Art. 303 para. 1 subpara. 2 SCC were fulfilled, as the appellant had reckoned with the possibility that criminal proceedings would be initiated against [F.] and accepted this. Even though the appellant had provided his own address and submitted to the proceedings, this did not change the fraudulent approach, as he had identified himself with genuine documents bearing the name of [F.] . For the completion of the offence, the achievement of…