Question juridique clé
Whether the appeal remained admissible despite mootness of the legal-aid request for the investigation phase
Solution extraite
The request was moot for the investigation phase after the refusal to open criminal proceedings, but the appellant retained a protected interest in counsel for the appeal against that refusal.
Motifs extraits
Once the investigating judge declined to open proceedings, no legal-aid issue remained for the earlier investigation; however, counsel was still needed for the challenge to the non-opening order.