Question juridique clé
Whether refusal to hear further defense witnesses violated the right to be heard and equality of arms
Solution extraite
No. The requested witnesses were merely character witnesses and could not add relevant evidence on the actual events; anticipatory assessment of evidence was permissible.
Motifs extraits
The court accepted the appellate court's view that the existing evidence was sufficient and that additional witnesses, who had not witnessed the events, could not materially clarify the charged conduct or the truthfulness of the daughter’s statements.