Question juridique clé
Whether the Obergericht violated the right to be heard by failing to address the request for partial or full cost waiver under cantonal law.
Solution extraite
Yes. The court had to explain why it refused cost relief, especially because the request relied on resocialization concerns and the cantonal rule specifically allowed such relief.
Motifs extraits
The duty to give reasons requires that the affected person can understand and challenge the decision. Since § 275(3)(3) StPO/LU expressly allowed cost relief in special circumstances, the appellate court had to indicate why it did not apply it. Its silence breached Art. 29(2) BV.