Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the authorities could reduce compensation for official counsel to the necessary work actually deemed required.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. Only necessary expenses for the mandate must be compensated; the canton may disregard excessive or unnecessary work.
Extrahierte Begründung
The Federal Court held that official counsel performs a state function under cantonal public law, and compensation may be limited to work reasonably necessary in the case. There was no arbitrariness in relying on the authorities' file-based assessment of necessity.