CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 23 octobre 2023

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .s379BC09C { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s10950C61 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt; text-align:justify } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s339D85E6 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s665E407E { margin-top:66pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } Published on 13 November 2023   THIRD SECTION Application no. 1840/23 Marius TAFA against Albania lodged on 4 January 2023 communicated on 23 October 2023 SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE The application concerns the applicant’s conviction and sentence to twenty-three years’ imprisonment for murder of a police officer and illegal possession of firearms. He complains that the court-appointed lawyer in his case was not afforded adequate time to prepare his defence for hearings held before the Elbasan District Court, as required by Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (b) of the Convention. QUESTION TO THE PARTIES Did the applicant have a fair hearing in the determination of the criminal charges against him, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention? In particular, was the applicant afforded adequate time to prepare his defence before the Elbasan District Court, as required by Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (b) of the Convention (see Goddi v.   Italy , 9 April 1984, § 31, Series A no. 76; Mayzit v. Russia, no. 63378/00, § 78, 20 January 2005 ; and Huseyn and Others v. Azerbaijan , nos. 35485/05 and 3 others, §§ 174-178, 26 July 2011)? Did the court-appointed lawyer have adequate time to prepare for the questioning of the witnesses at a hearing held on 1 June 2010 and to present the closing arguments on behalf of the applicant?