Section 2: Composition of the Criminal Appeals Division

The criminal appeals chamber is composed of a chamber president and two councillors. The functions of the public prosecutor are performed by the public prosecutor or by one of his advocates general or his substitutes; those of the registry by a registrar of the court of appeal. However, where the contested judgment has been delivered in accordance with the procedures provided for in the third paragraph of Article 398 or…

The number and day of correctional hearings are fixed at the end of each judicial year for the following judicial year by a joint decision of the first president and the public prosecutor taken after consulting the general assembly of the court of appeal. If necessary, this decision may be modified under the same conditions during the year. If it is impossible to reach a joint decision, the number and…