Key legal question
Whether the accused had standing to appeal the amount of the official defense fee instead of the appointed counsel.
Extracted holding
Only the officially appointed defense counsel may challenge the amount of the fee; the accused lacks a legally protected interest in its increase.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 135 StPO, compensation belongs to the relationship between the state and the appointed counsel. The fee is owed to counsel regardless of the outcome, and a favorable result does not transform the public-law relationship into a private one between client and lawyer.