Whether the appellant met the conditions for appointment of ex officio counsel in the appeal proceedings.
No. The case was not one of mandatory defense and it was neither factually nor legally complex enough to justify appointed counsel at this stage.
The sentence imposed did not reach the threshold for mandatory defense under Art. 130 CPP. Under Art. 132 CPP, appointed counsel requires indigence plus a justified need to safeguard interests, in particular when the case is not minor and presents difficulties the accused cannot overcome alone. Here the matter was simple, the appellant had previously stated he did not need a lawyer, and he was able to present his position effectively throughout the investigation.