Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellant had a constitutional right to appointed legal aid in this case
Decisão extraída
No. The case was of medium gravity but raised no particular factual or legal difficulties, so Article 29(3) Cst. did not require appointed counsel.
Fundamentação extraída
A criminal defendant gets free legal assistance when the case is particularly difficult or the expected penalty is severe enough. Here, the main question was factual intoxication, which was not complex, and the appellant was able to defend himself.