Article 517
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.
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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.
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A warning issued by the public prosecutor dispenses with a summons if it is followed by the voluntary appearance of the person to whom it is addressed. It indicates the offence prosecuted and refers t…
Where the applicant for judicial review is a prisoner, the appeal may be lodged by means of a declaration to the head of the prison. This declaration is recorded, dated and signed by the head of the p…
The party who has not received the notification provided for in Article 578 has the right to lodge an objection to the judgment handed down by the Cour de cassation, by filing a declaration at the reg…
…y witnesses in the absence of reports and minutes, or in support of them. Except in cases where the law provides otherwise, minutes or reports drawn up by officers and agents of the judicial police an…
Service of decisions, where necessary, shall be effected at the request of the public prosecutor or the civil party.
The provisions of articles 487 and 488 relating to judgments by default, and 489 to 495 relating to opposition.
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