Questão jurídica principal
Whether the rejection of the objection as late violated the right to be heard because the accused was not allowed to later justify the objection and challenge timeliness.
Decisão extraída
Yes. In these circumstances, the accused had to be able to address the timeliness issue in the later objection brief; deciding lateness without hearing him breached Article 29(2) BV.
Fundamentação extraída
The procedure allowed only timely filing of the objection, with the later brief used for substantive and procedural arguments. Nothing in the cantonal rules required proof of timeliness already at the notice stage, especially where service was by ordinary mail.