Legal aid and counsel appointment in constitutional complaint

BVerfG 1 BvR 3189/09Bverfg / 1. Senat 2. KammerJan 18, 2010Granted

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Omnilex summary

The Federal Constitutional Court granted the complainant legal aid without instalments in the constitutional complaint proceedings and appointed Attorney O. to safeguard his rights. The order follows the applicable rules on legal aid and appointment of counsel; no further substantive issue was decided.

Omnilex headnote

§ 22 Abs. 1 S. 1 BVerfGG, § 114 S. 1 ZPO, § 121 Abs. 2 ZPO; conditions for legal aid and appointment of counsel in constitutional complaint proceedings. Legal aid is to be granted if the legal and factual situation and the party's personal and economic circumstances satisfy the statutory requirements. Where legal aid is granted and the safeguarding of rights so requires, counsel may be appointed pursuant to the cross-reference to civil procedure rules. The order may be issued without instalments if the requirements for partial payment are absent.

Full text

BVerfG — 1 BvR 3189/09, Prozesskostenhilfebeschluss

Entscheidungsdatum: 2010-01-18

Aktenzeichen: 1 BvR 3189/09

ECLI: ECLI:DE:BVerfG:2010:rk20100118.1bvr318909

Dokumenttyp: Prozesskostenhilfebeschluss

Normen: § 22 Abs 1 S 1 BVerfGG, § 114 S 1 ZPO, § 121 Abs 2 ZPO

Vorinstanz: vorgehend OLG Köln, 20. November 2009, Az: 25 UF 126/09, Beschlussvorgehend AG Köln, 26. Mai 2009, Az: 313 F 49/08, Beschluss

Spruchkörper: 1. Senat 2. Kammer

Titelzeile

PKH-Bewilligung und Beiordnung eines Rechtsanwalts

Tenor

Dem Beschwerdeführer wird auf seinen Antrag Prozesskostenhilfe ohne Ratenzahlung bewilligt und Rechtsanwältin O. zur Wahrung seiner Rechte beigeordnet.

Keywords

legal aidappointment of counselconstitutional complaintcostsprocedural assistance

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Key legal question

Whether legal aid should be granted for the constitutional complaint.

Extracted holding

Legal aid was granted without instalments.

Extracted reasoning

The Court found the statutory conditions for legal aid satisfied under the applicable provisions.

Key legal question

Whether counsel should be appointed for the complainant.

Extracted holding

Attorney O. was appointed to protect the complainant's rights.

Extracted reasoning

Appointment of counsel was warranted in connection with the granted legal aid.

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