Question juridique clé
Whether the refusal of appointed counsel for the revision proceedings was unconstitutional
Solution extraite
The refusal was compatible with the constitutional and Convention guarantees because the revision requests were correctly assessed as lacking sufficient prospects of success.
Motifs extraits
The court held that in legal-aid matters the prospect of success may be examined, including in appeal or revision settings. The applicant's alleged gambling addiction was already known or had been considered, prior expert reports did not show diminished responsibility, and the applicant's arguments did not make the revision requests reasonably promising.