French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions
Article 192
…by the public prosecutor or his deputies; those of the registry by a registrar of the court of appeal.
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…by the public prosecutor or his deputies; those of the registry by a registrar of the court of appeal.
…re the case for trial within forty-eight hours of receipt of the documents in matters of pre-trial detention and within ten days in all other matters; he shall submit it, together with his closing arg…
In cases brought before the criminal or police courts and until the opening of the hearings, the public prosecutor, if he considers that the facts are susceptible of a more serious classification than…
…appear to him to contain new charges under the terms of article 189. In such a case and pending a meeting of the Investigating Chamber, the President of that court may, on the application of the Publi…
It is for the public prosecutor alone to decide whether to request that the investigation be reopened on new charges.
…f the hearing to produce briefs which they communicate to the public prosecutor and the other parties.These briefs are filed at the registry of the investigating chamber and stamped by the registrar w…
…esident appoints another chamber president or a councillor to replace him or her on a temporary basis. The councillors making up the investigating chamber are appointed each year, for the duration of…
The Investigating Chamber shall meet at least once a week and, when convened by its President or at the request of the Public Prosecutor, whenever necessary..
The hearings are held and the judgment is delivered in chambers. However, if the adult defendant or his or her lawyer so requests from the outset of the proceedings, they shall be held and the judgmen…
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