Facts
[X.] , a young man sentenced to 4 years of deprivation of liberty for various offences committed while he was a minor, had his request for conditional release refused by the Juvenile Court of the Canton of Vaud. He appealed this decision to the Vaud Cantonal Court, which confirmed the refusal.
[X.] then filed a criminal appeal with the Federal Tribunal, concluding to the annulment of the cantonal judgment and the remand of the case for a new decision. He invoked, in particular, a violation of his right to a defence.
Considerations
The Federal Tribunal upheld the appeal. It considered that the conditions for admitting a mandatory defence were met in the case of [X.] . Indeed, in view of his background and lack of training, he was not able to defend his interests personally in the conditional release procedure. However, the cantonal authorities had not…