Question juridique clé
Whether the refusal of free legal aid for the cantonal appeal violated the constitutional right to legal aid because the appeal was not hopeless.
Solution extraite
The appeal was hopeless, so refusal of free legal aid did not violate Art. 29(3) BV.
Motifs extraits
The cantonal court applied the correct standard. Given the seriousness of the criminal conviction, the lack of mitigating prospects, and the limited relevance of the later marriage and adult son, there was no arguable prospect of success.