Question juridique clé
Whether failure to serve the prosecution's appeal response violated the defendant's right to be heard and fair trial rights
Solution extraite
Yes. Because the response sought dismissal of the appeal and was not shown to have been served, the defendant was denied the opportunity to reply.
Motifs extraits
The right to examine and comment on every submission is protected by Art. 6 ECHR and Art. 29(2) BV. A serving proof was missing, and the prosecution's response was capable of affecting the outcome, especially on sentence after the new general part of the Criminal Code entered into force.