Question juridique clé
Whether refusing the defendant's request to ask supplementary questions to the child witness violated Art. 6(1) and 6(3)(d) ECHR.
Solution extraite
The refusal violated the defendant's right to examine the witness; the request made in the appeal reply was not abusive under cantonal procedure.
Motifs extraits
Under Aargau procedural law, appeal is a full remedy allowing new evidence. Late filing of a request for supplementary questions is sanctioned by costs, not by forfeiture, unless the delay is clearly abusive. The defendant therefore could still invoke the right on appeal.