Questão jurídica principal
Whether the refusal of court-appointed defence under Art. 132 StPO was lawful
Decisão extraída
The refusal was unlawful because the case was not a mere petty offence; the investigation involved serious family conflicts, psychological strain, and procedural complexity, so state-funded defence was justified if indigence is also shown.
Fundamentação extraída
Art. 132 StPO is not limited to the examples in para. 3; the overall circumstances must be assessed. Here, multiple accused family members, the child victim, sexual-offence context, possible loyalty conflicts, and the need to question a child victim created particular difficulties.