Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the refusal to hear the applicant in the cantonal legal-aid appeal was arbitrary.
Decisione estratta
The authority could exceptionally dispense with the hearing because it gave a reasoned explanation and considered the hearing unnecessary after anticipatory assessment of the evidence.
Motivazione estratta
Under Geneva procedural law, hearing is the rule, but departure from it is permissible if specifically justified. The challenged decision provided such justification, so no arbitrariness was shown.