Question juridique clé
Whether the short notice for the appeal hearing violated the right to be heard and defense preparation rights.
Solution extraite
No. Given the imminent limitation period and the case circumstances, three working days of preparation were still sufficient.
Motifs extraits
The court held that the applicable constitutional and Convention guarantees require a case-specific assessment. The hearing was urgent because of the approaching limitation period, the file was limited, and the defense had been offered substitute dates that would have allowed more preparation.