The president or one of the assessors designated by him or her writes the grounds for the judgment.
In the event of a conviction, the statement of reasons shall consist of a statement of the main prosecution evidence which, for each of the acts with which the accused is charged, convinced the assize court and which was set out during the deliberations conducted by the court and jury pursuant to Article 356, prior to the votes on the questions. The statement of reasons shall also consist of a statement of the main factors that convinced the Assize Court in its choice of sentence, in the light of the information set out during the deliberation provided for in Article 362. Reasons shall also be given for the application of the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 706-53-13 . Reasons need not be given for the mandatory additional penalties, the penalty of confiscation of the proceeds or object of the offence or the specific obligations of the probationary suspension.
The statement of reasons shall appear on a document attached to the question sheet known as the statement of reasons sheet, which shall be signed in accordance with Article 364.
When, due to the particular complexity of the case, linked to the number of defendants or the crimes of which they are accused, it is not possible to draw up the statement of reasons immediately, it must then be drawn up, placed in the file and filed with the clerk of the assize court no later than three days after the decision is handed down.