Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellants had standing to file a public-law appeal against the non-prosecution order
Decisão extraída
Yes, as victims under the Victims Assistance Act whose civil claims could be affected and who had participated as civil parties.
Fundamentação extraída
They fell within the statutory concept of victims, had joined the criminal proceedings as civil parties, and could not be reproached for failing to formulate civil claims before the procedure ended.