Question juridique clé
Whether the refusal to appoint LAVI counsel for the criminal proceedings was lawful.
Solution extraite
The refusal was upheld because the case did not show factual or legal complexity making a lawyer necessary, appropriate, and proportionate under the LAVI framework.
Motifs extraits
The alleged assault was not comparable to the difficult cases cited in the case law; the facts were not unusually complex, the accused was self-represented, and the applicant had not shown why counsel became necessary later.