Facts
On 20 November 2007, the Cantonal Court of Bern convicted [X.] of obstruction of an official act and imposed a suspended fine of CHF 300.-. [X.] appealed the judgment to the SCC. The police were called by [A.] on 29 October 2006 because his family was being harassed in the jointly owned apartment of [B.] . As the police officers were checking [B.] in the building entrance, [X.] came out of her apartment to inquire about the situation. Despite the police officers' request for her to return to her apartment, [X.] refused to do so. This prevented the police officers from completing the identity check of [B.] , and they had to call for backup.Considerations
The SCC considers the factual findings of the lower court to be non-arbitrary. The police officers were entitled to be active in the common stairwell, as they had been called by [A.] and were thus present with his consent. [X.] 's verbal interference impeded the police officers to the extent that they could not complete their official act undisturbed. This fulfils the objective…