Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the acquitted defendant was entitled to compensation for appeal defense costs under Arts. 429 and 436 CPP.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No compensation was due because he had been represented by court-appointed counsel under legal aid, not by counsel of choice, so he had not personally incurred compensable defense expenses.
Extrahierte Begründung
Arts. 429(1)(a) and 436(2) CPP protect expenses for a privately retained lawyer. Court-appointed defense costs are procedural costs and are generally not borne by the accused; the possibility of future reimbursement under Art. 135(4) CPP does not justify a conditional indemnity.