Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the refusal of a face-to-face confrontation violated the right to be heard and the fair-trial guarantees.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No violation was found because the complainant had been examined with defense participation and the defendant had agreed to this procedure.
Extrahierte Begründung
Substitute questioning by defense counsel was permitted and the defendant did not oppose it; the appellate court could therefore reject a further confrontation request.