Questão jurídica principal
Whether refusal of legal aid violated the constitutional right to free legal assistance because the civil claim allegedly had chances of success.
Decisão extraída
No. The claim was considered manifestly weak in light of the criminal findings, so legal aid could be refused.
Fundamentação extraída
Under Art. 29(3) Cst., aid is denied when prospects of success are clearly lower than the risk of failure. The prior criminal conviction and the evidentiary situation made success in the civil action highly unlikely.