Question juridique clé
Whether the refusal of free legal aid violated Art. 29(3) BV because the appellant was allegedly unable to finance the proceedings from income and assets.
Solution extraite
No violation; the appellant was not shown to be indigent when the request was filed, because the available assets and the estimated litigation costs meant he could pay within a foreseeable time.
Motifs extraits
Need is assessed at the time of the request by the overall economic situation, including income, assets, obligations, and expected procedural costs. The cantonal findings on income were partly challenged with new factual allegations and could not be reviewed. As to assets, the court accepted the finding that a bank balance of Fr. 18,748.20 likely still existed at the request date, even after a reserved emergency fund, so the refusal of legal aid was justified.