Questão jurídica principal
Whether the refusal of free legal aid was lawful because the applicant had not sufficiently shown indigence.
Decisão extraída
The refusal could not be upheld on the stated grounds; the lower court should have made further inquiries into the applicant's financial situation.
Fundamentação extraída
The file contained no indication of third-party support, and the 2010 tax assessment together with illness and prolonged exam preparation at least indicated possible indigence. The appellate court's presumption of third-party maintenance was unsupported.