Whether the refusal to appoint office counsel violated Art. 130 lit. c and Art. 132(1)(b) CPP.
Yes. Given the documented psychological disorders, ongoing social assistance, procedural stakes, and remaining doubt about her ability to defend her interests, office counsel had to be appointed.
The court held that procedural incapacity is exceptional, but where there is doubt the authority should favor mandatory defense. The medical certificate, combined with the complexity of legal issues at trial and the proximity of the sentence to the threshold of Art. 132(3) CPP, left sufficient doubt about the accused's ability to defend herself.