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Showing 521–530 of 52053 articles for “Art. II-5°”
If the court finds that the act constitutes an offence, it shall impose the penalty. It shall rule, where appropriate, on the civil action, and may order the provisional payment, in whole or in part,…
I.-Where the total term of imprisonment, including any revocation of a suspended sentence, is less than or equal to one year, the criminal court must: 1° Either order that the prison sentence be serve…
The court shall sentence the offender or the person civilly liable pursuant to Article 470-1 to pay the civil party the sum it determines, in respect of costs not paid by the State and incurred by the…
A judgment rejecting an application for restitution may be appealed against by the person who made the application.A judgment granting restitution may be appealed against by the public prosecutor and…
The criminal court may not acquit the accused on the basis of one of the grounds of lack of criminal responsibility provided for by articles 122-2,122-3,122-4,122-5 and 122-7 of the Penal Code only af…
In the event of an award of damages, where articles 706-15-1 and 706-15-2 are applicable, the convicted person present at the end of the hearing is informed that in the absence of voluntary payment wi…
In the case provided for in Article 470, where the civil party has itself initiated the public prosecution, the court shall rule by the same judgment on the claim for damages made by the person acquit…
If the court grants restitution, it may take any precautionary measures to ensure the representation of the returned objects until a final decision on the merits.
Notwithstanding an appeal, a detained defendant who has not been sentenced to an unsuspended term of imprisonment shall be released immediately after the judgment. The same shall apply in the event of…
The court hearing, on the initiative of the public prosecutor or on referral from an investigating court, proceedings brought for a non-intentional offence within the meaning of the second, third and…
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