Facts
The appellant [A.] was found guilty of attempted murder by the District Court of Gjakove/KOS and sentenced to a custodial sentence of two years. On appeal by [A.] , the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kosovo upheld the conviction but reduced the sentence to 18 months. The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kosovo requested the Federal Office of Justice for the extradition of the convicted person and for the assumption of the enforcement of the sentence by Switzerland. The District Court of Bremgarten declared the Kosovar judgment enforceable.
[A.] appealed the decision of the District Court of Bremgarten to the High Court of the Canton of Aargau and requested the granting of legal aid. The High Court dismissed the request for legal aid, as it considered the appeal to be hopeless.
[A.] appealed the rejection of legal aid to the Federal Supreme Court.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court holds that the lower court rightly considered the prospects of success of the appeal to be hopeless. On the one hand, the lower court could assume based on the files that the legal force of the Kosovar judgment was properly certified. On the other hand, it was in accordance with federal law if the lower court affirmed the jurisdiction of the cantonal public prosecutor's office for the application…