Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the denial of legal aid violated Art. 29(3) BV because the applicant's indigence was not properly assessed
Decisione estratta
The refusal was unlawful. The applicant had sufficiently substantiated his income, and the cantonal court should have allowed further clarification before rejecting legal aid.
Motivazione estratta
When the first-instance court could determine the effective income from the submitted documents, the appellant was not obliged to explain his finances further on appeal. If the appellate court considered the income unclear, it had to invite additional statements or documents; by not doing so, it violated the right to be heard.