Questão jurídica principal
Whether the federal appeal against the cantonal refusal of criminal legal aid was admissible
Decisão extraída
The appeal was admissible because the refusal of legal aid in criminal proceedings can cause irreparable harm and the cantonal decision was final.
Fundamentação extraída
The contested decision concerned criminal procedure and met the requirements for an immediately appealable incidental decision; no cantonal appeal lay against the president’s decision.