When, in the event of an appeal, the Criminal Appeals Chamber finds that the accused was tried without being assisted by a lawyer in accordance with the provisions of Article 706-116, its president shall arrange for a lawyer to be appointed by the President of the Bar, the person concerned being informed that the costs will be borne by him unless he meets the conditions for access to legal aid.
The chamber then refers the case to a subsequent hearing at which the accused will be assisted by a lawyer, and then, in accordance with the provisions of Article 520, quashes the judgment, evokes and rules on the merits.