Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the cantonal court correctly upheld the refusal of legal aid on the ground that the underlying tax appeal was hopeless.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The appellant did not show that the cantonal court misapplied the hopelessness test, and the absence of proof for the disputed debt-interest payments made the appeal hopeless.
Extrahierte Begründung
The bank-interest deductions were unsupported by evidence. The ground-book extracts proved only the existence of a mortgage charge, not payment of interest. The appellant had been invited to submit supporting documents but failed to do so.