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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Formation of the jury

Article 298

When the Assize Court rules at first instance, the accused may not challenge more than four jurors and the public prosecutor may not challenge more than three. On appeal, the accused may not challenge…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 267

…f any citizen required to respond to this summons on pain of being fined in accordance with article 288. It invites the summoned juror to return, by return of post, to the clerk's office of the assize…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Formation of the jury

Article 293

On the day specified for each case, 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.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 266

…ho are deceased or who turn out not to meet the conditions of legal fitness resulting from articles 255,256 and 257 or have served as a juror in the department for less than five years, these names ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 263

…its seat. It excludes people who do not meet the legal aptitude conditions resulting from articles 255,256 and 257. It rules on applications submitted pursuant to Article 258. Also excluded are the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Optional or exceptional acts

Article 284

The minutes and other exhibits or documents gathered in the course of the additional information shall be filed at the registry and attached to the record of the proceedings. They shall be made availa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Formation of the jury

Article 294

The chairman asks the accused for his surname, first names, date and place of birth, occupation and residence.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Formation of the jury

Article 295

The clerk calls the roll of the unexcused jurors. A card bearing their name is placed in a ballot box.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Formation of the jury

Article 297

…see fit, as their names come out of the ballot box, except for the limitation expressed in article 298. The accused, his lawyer or the public prosecutor may not state their grounds for challenge. The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Formation of the jury

Article 299

If there are several defendants, they may agree to exercise their challenges; they may exercise them separately. In either case, they may not exceed the number of challenges determined for a single ac…

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