Question juridique clé
Whether the acquitted defendant was entitled to compensation for defense costs under Art. 429(1)(a) CPP
Solution extraite
No compensation was due because hiring counsel was not reasonably necessary in this minor traffic case.
Motifs extraits
The offense was a minor road-traffic contravention, the legal and factual issues were simple, the opposition procedure required no reasoning, the impact on the defendant was limited, and his prior success before the administrative authority without counsel supported that legal assistance was not required.