Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the cantonal refusal of free legal aid violated Art. 29(3) BV because the applicant was indigent.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The applicant was not shown to be indigent within the meaning of Art. 29(3) BV, because his available monthly surplus was sufficient to cover the expected appeal costs within a reasonable time.
Extrahierte Begründung
Need is assessed case by case, not mechanically by the debt-enforcement minimum. A modest surplus does not exclude indigence, but here, after allowing a 15% increase only on the basic amount, the remaining surplus of about CHF 300 could cover the expected total costs of about CHF 1,896 within a little more than six months.