Key legal question
Whether the failure to appoint ex officio counsel in the investigation barred the later complaint as untimely.
Extracted holding
The objection was not upheld; the complaint was rejected on this point because the lack of a remedy instruction did not excuse the defendant's failure to act, given counsel's own conduct.
Extracted reasoning
A missing remedy instruction is not prejudicial where the legal remedy was apparent and counsel did not rely on it, but assumed the request had been refused because only a minor sentence was expected.