Key legal question
Whether the investigating judge violated the appellant's right to be heard by inspecting the hemp depot without inviting him
Extracted holding
Yes. The inspection was an evidentiary act within the meaning of cantonal criminal procedure, so the appellant should have been allowed to attend.
Extracted reasoning
The inspection was used not only to assess storage conditions but also to reject the objection that the hemp had spoiled and to confirm the seizure; thus it constituted evidence-taking requiring participation.