Question juridique clé
Whether the refusal to appoint ex officio counsel in the criminal investigation was lawful under Art. 132 CPP.
Solution extraite
The defendant had no entitlement to court-appointed counsel because the case was of minor gravity and did not present factual or legal difficulties he could not handle himself.
Motifs extraits
Although indigence was established, the alleged offenses were simple thefts of modest value; the statutory seriousness thresholds were not met. The defendant spoke French, the psychiatric expert report showed impairment only in volition, not cognition, and the case presented no particular complexity.