Whether the appellant was entitled to compensation under Art. 429(1)(a) CPP for defense costs after the case was dismissed.
No. In this minor-offense case, retaining a lawyer was not a reasonable exercise of procedural rights.
The offense was a simple contravention, the case was legally and factually uncomplicated, the initial penal order could be opposed without reasons, and the proceedings were short with no special personal or professional impact. The court therefore agreed that legal assistance was not reasonably necessary.