Facts
The Juvenile Public Prosecutor's Office of Zurich-City filed a complaint against A. for various offences he had committed partly as a minor and partly after reaching the age of 18. The District Court of Zurich sentenced A. to a custodial sentence and ordered measures in accordance with juvenile criminal law. The Juvenile Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Zurich appealed against the failure to order an expulsion from the territory.Considerations
The SCC holds that, in the case of offenders in transition who have committed offences both before and after reaching the age of 18, the provisions on expulsion from the territory under adult criminal law (Art. 66a et seq. SCC) are in principle applicable. The lower court had wrongly denied this. The SCC…