Whether the appellant was entitled to court-appointed counsel on appeal under Art. 132 CPP
No. The case was a petty matter because only a CHF 60 fine was at stake, so no constitutional right to free appointed counsel arose; the request was therefore unfounded.
Art. 132(1)-(2) CPP requires indigence and a need to protect the accused's interests in a non-trivial case with factual or legal difficulties. In petty cases involving only a short custodial sentence or a fine, there is no entitlement to free appointed counsel. The file also showed that the appellant could state her position and defend herself effectively.