Question juridique clé
Whether Art. 135(2) StPO excludes advance payments for official defense counsel fees.
Solution extraite
Art. 135(2) StPO does not rule out advance payments; they do not amount to final fee determination.
Motifs extraits
The statute only requires the fee to be fixed at the end of the proceedings. A provisional payment is compatible with that rule, and Art. 421 StPO does not prohibit interim decisions on costs. Practice and guideline-based thresholds may justify advance payments when pre-financing would be unreasonable for counsel.