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Legal aid denied in police-court cassation appeal

CCP.1994.6148Altro tribunale4 apr 1995Dismissed

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Sintesi Omnilex

N. sought legal aid in a cassation appeal against a police-court judgment. The cantonal court rejected the request, holding that in police matters an ex officio lawyer is only available if the prosecutor seeks a custodial sentence or the case raises particular difficulties. A mere attempt to obtain cassation of an otherwise unassailable judgment is insufficient, and the provision is not meant to support hopeless appeals.

Massima Omnilex

Art. 2 al. 3 LAJA; legal aid in criminal police cases on cassation appeal: the accused is entitled to court-appointed counsel only where the public prosecutor seeks a custodial sentence or where the case presents particular difficulties. The provision does not aim to facilitate appeals lacking prospects of success; a request based solely on an attempt to overturn an uncriticizable judgment must be refused (consid. 3).

Testo completo

Jurisprudence du Tribunal Cantonal Contact

N° dossier: CCP.1994.6148

Autorité:

Date décision: 04.04.1995

Publié le: 14.04.2008

Revue juridique: RJN 1995, P.154

Titre: Assistance judiciaire.

Résumé:

Requête d'assistance judiciaire déposée en procédure de recours en cassation dirigé contre un jugement rendu par un tribunal de police.

Articles de loi:

Art. 2 al. 3 LAJA

RJN 1995 p. 154

3. N. a assorti son pourvoi d'une requête d'assistance judiciaire, qui doit toutefois être rejetée. Selon l'article 2 al.3 LAJA en effet, en matière pénale, le prévenu n'a droit à un avocat d'office, dans les causes de police, que si le ministère public requiert contre lui une peine privative de liberté, ou si sa cause présente des difficultés particulières, si ce n'est celle de tenter d'obtenir la cassation d'un jugement échappant à la critique. Or, le but de l'article 2 al. 3 in fine LAJA n'est certes pas d'encourager le dépôt de pourvois voués à l'échec.

Parole chiave

legal aidcriminal procedurecassation appealpolice courtappointed counselprospects of success

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Questione giuridica chiave

Whether legal aid should be granted for a criminal cassation appeal against a police-court judgment.

Decisione estratta

Legal aid was refused because, under Art. 2(3) LAJA, counsel ex officio in police cases is available only if the prosecutor seeks a custodial sentence or if the case presents particular difficulties; a mere attempt to obtain cassation of an unassailable judgment does not qualify.

Motivazione estratta

The court held that the purpose of the provision is not to encourage appeals doomed to fail. Since no qualifying circumstances were shown, the request had to be denied.

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