Question juridique clé
Whether the refusal to hear lawyer R. as a witness violated the appellants' constitutional rights
Solution extraite
No constitutional violation was shown. The lawyer had clearly refused to testify, any testimony depended on a waiver that was not granted, and the appellate court could also rely on anticipatory assessment of evidence.
Motifs extraits
The court held that the lawyer was not an available witness without a valid release from professional secrecy. The appellants had limited their request to a testimony only if the bar commission approved the waiver, and no valid later waiver was demonstrated. A post-judgment statement was inadmissible as new evidence in constitutional complaint proceedings.