Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the cantonal refusal of legal aid was compatible with the constitutional right to access to justice despite the appeal concerning suspension of proceedings after revocation of appointed counsel.
Decisione estratta
The refusal was upheld because the intended appeal had no reasonable prospect of success; the relevant cantonal rule on suspension applied only to death, resignation, striking off, suspension, or removal of the lawyer, not to revocation by the client.
Motivazione estratta
Art. 113 let. f LPC/GE governed suspension in connection with replacement of counsel and did not cover a lawyer revoked at the client's request. The appellant's reliance on Art. 107 LPC/GE was misplaced, since that provision concerns suspension because of another proceeding and was not applicable.