French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of the Police Court
Article 521
The police court deals with minor offences.
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The police court deals with minor offences.
The rules enacted for the criminal court are applicable before the court of appeal, including the provisions of the penultimate paragraph of article 464, subject to the following provisions.
The court may, on the appeal of the public prosecutor, either confirm the judgment or reverse it in whole or in part in a manner favourable or unfavourable to the accused.The court may not, on the sol…
If the court considers that the appeal is untimely or irregularly lodged, it declares it inadmissible. If it considers that the appeal, although admissible, is unfounded, it confirms the contested jud…
If the judgment is reversed because the court considers that the defendant benefits from a legal cause for exemption from punishment, it shall comply with the provisions of Article 468.
In the event of an appeal by one of the parties within the above time limits, the other parties have a further five days in which to lodge an appeal.
In the cases provided for in articles 557 and 558, the copy shall be delivered in a sealed envelope bearing no information other than the surname, first names and address of the interested party or, i…
If one or more lawyers have been appointed, the President of the Chamber shall set a time limit for the filing of the pleadings with the Registrar of the Criminal Chamber.The President of that Chamber…
Before the day of the hearing, the president may, at the request of the public prosecutor or the civil party, estimate the damages or have them estimated, draw up reports or have them drawn up, and ca…
Rulings by the investigating chamber and final rulings and judgments handed down by the trial courts, when they are in the form prescribed by law, may only be quashed for breach of the law..
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