Key legal question
Whether Geneva law granted broader criminal legal aid than the federal constitutional minimum and required appointment of counsel
Extracted holding
Geneva law did not provide a broader guarantee here; counsel could be refused because the case did not require legal assistance.
Extracted reasoning
Art. 143A LOJ and Art. 7 let. c RAJ were interpreted consistently with Art. 29(3) Cst.; the necessity requirement remained decisive and the refusal was not arbitrary.