Legality of Sentence Execution Following Untimely Prosecutor Appeal

An individual, having been convicted and sentenced in a prior judgment, sought judicial review of the execution of that sentence, claiming a breach of the principle of legality due to an appeal filed by the public prosecutor after the time limit for appeal had expired. The reviewing court rejected the appeal, reasoning that the public prosecutor's appeal, even if tardy, was not subject to the same strict time limits for challenging the finality of a decision as appeals lodged by the convicted party, and thus the execution of the sentence could not be suspended based on the purported irregularity of the prosecutor's appeal.