Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellate authority had to hold an oral hearing on the release request under the CPP
Decisão extraída
The accused had no formal right to an oral hearing in appellate release proceedings absent special circumstances.
Fundamentação extraída
Art. 233 CPP does not refer to Art. 228 CPP; written adversarial procedure sufficiently safeguards the right to be heard, though an oral hearing may be held if new facts or changed circumstances make it necessary.