Key legal question
Whether the appellants had standing to bring a public law appeal as victims under the Victim Support Act
Extracted holding
They lacked standing because any damages claim lay exclusively against the Canton under public liability law, not against the respondent.
Extracted reasoning
Victim standing under Art. 8 LAVI requires civil claims that may be affected by the criminal judgment. Under the Vaud State Liability Act, the State alone is liable for damage caused by its agents, and the agent bears no personal liability.