Key legal question
Whether the use of witness statements violated the right to be heard and confrontation rights
Extracted holding
No violation was established because the defendant had at least one effective confrontation with the witness while assisted by counsel and could have requested further hearing in due time.
Extracted reasoning
The Court held that prior investigative statements may be used if the defense had an adequate opportunity to challenge them. The decisive confrontation occurred before the cantonal investigating judge with counsel and access to the file; no timely request for further examination was made.