French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: The court
Article 243
The court itself comprises: the president and assessors.
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The court itself comprises: the president and assessors.
…s preceding the current year and who have not been entered on an annual jury list or an annual list of citizen assessors in the previous year may be entered on the annual list of jurors drawn up for t…
The president of the assize court shall question the accused as soon as possible, after the latter's arrival at the prison and the handing over of the documents to the clerk's office. If the accused i…
…the court sits and has the accused introduced. The trial jury is formed in open court. The presence of the accused's lawyer is not prescribed on pain of nullity.
The chairman has the police of the hearing and the direction of the debates. He rejects anything that would tend to compromise their dignity or prolong them without giving reason to hope for greater c…
The president orders the witnesses to retire to the room designated for them. They shall leave only to give evidence. The president shall, if necessary, take all appropriate measures to prevent the wi…
…evidence, shall remain in the courtroom, if the chairman does not order otherwise, until the close of the proceedings.
The president counts each ballot in the presence of the members of the court and jury who may check the ballot papers. He shall immediately record the result of the vote in the margin or following the…
The civil party, in the case of acquittal as in the case of exemption from punishment, may claim compensation for the damage resulting from the fault of the accused, as it results from the facts which…
If the president of the assizes is prevented from attending before the opening of the session, he is replaced by order of the first president. If the president of the assizes is prevented from attendi…
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