Jugement Kantonsgericht (VD - Entscheid/2020/256)

Canton:	VD
Case number:	Entscheid/2020/256

Instance:	Kantonsgericht
Department:	Chambre des recours pénale

Kantonsgericht Entscheid Entscheid/2020/256 vom 03.04.2020 (VD)

Date:	03.04.2020
Force of law:	-

Summary:	The Federal Court has ruled that a person who is threatened with a term of imprisonment of at least one year is entitled to a public defender. In this case, the person was threatened with imprisonment for 3 years. The Federal Court approved the defendant's appeal against the decision of the prosecutor's office not to assign him a public defender. The verdict is final. More detailed summary: Defendant X.________ was threatened with a prison sentence of 3 years for drug trafficking on January 14, 2020. He then applied for the assignment of a public defender, but the public prosecutor's office refused. X.________ filed a complaint with the Federal Court, which approved his complaint on April 3, 2020. The Federal Court came to the conclusion that X.________ was entitled to a public defender, since he was threatened with a prison sentence of at least one year. The verdict is final.
Rule of Law:	Art. 100 LTF;Art. 130 CPP;Art. 132 CPP;Art. 382 CPP;Art. 385 CPP;Art. 390 CPP;Art. 396 CPP;Art. 422 CPP;Art. 90 LCR;
BGE reference::	-
Comment:

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