Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the accused was entitled to mandatory defence before the police interview of 19 December 2011
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. At the latest upon the opening of the instruction on 9 December 2011, the authorities had identifiable indications of a grave drug offence exposing him to a custodial sentence of at least one year, so mandatory defence applied.
Extrahierte Begründung
Art. 130 let. b CPP is triggered where the expected sentence exceeds one year. The case file already showed suspected aggravated drug trafficking under Art. 19 al. 2 LStup; thus the need for counsel was readily recognisable.