Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellant was entitled to free legal representation in the cantonal appeal proceedings
Decisão extraída
The refusal of legal aid was upheld because the appellant was not indigent on a full economic assessment.
Fundamentação extraída
The court accepted that legal aid requires lack of means and non-frivolous claims. It held that the lower court focused too narrowly on assets, but on a full assessment the appellant had sufficient monthly surplus to pay counsel within a reasonable time.