Article 542
If the accused benefits from a legal cause for exemption from punishment, the Police Court shall find him guilty and exempt him from punishment. Where applicable, it shall rule on the civil action as…
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Showing 5251–5260 of 64636 articles for “Art. CE 12-5-2022 n° 416727 and CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234”
If the accused benefits from a legal cause for exemption from punishment, the Police Court shall find him guilty and exempt him from punishment. Where applicable, it shall rule on the civil action as…
After the expiry of this period, the plaintiff who has been convicted of a criminal offence may send his statement of case directly to the registry of the Cour de cassation; the other parties may not…
…cquittal judgments mentioned in article 363 if the decision was made on the basis of the non-existence of a criminal law that would nevertheless have existed.
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..
Judgments of the investigating chamber, as well as final judgments and rulings, are declared void if they do not contain reasons or if their reasons are insufficient and do not allow the Cour de cassa…
The Police Court is seised of offences within its jurisdiction either by referral to it by the investigating court, or by the voluntary appearance of the parties, or by summons issued directly to the…
The provisions of articles 505 to 509, 511 and 514 to 520, are applicable to judgments handed down by the police courts. The court of appeal, hearing an appeal against a judgment that the police court…
The plaintiff in cassation must notify his appeal to the public prosecutor and the other parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, within three days..
…trar, within a maximum period of twenty days from the date of the declaration of appeal, shall mark and initial the documents in the file, to which he shall attach a copy of the contested decision, a…
If the police court considers that the act constitutes a felony or misdemeanour, it declares itself incompetent. It shall refer the Public Prosecutor's Office to proceed as it sees fit.
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