Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Where the public prosecutor decides, of his or her own motion or at the request of the accused, to use the procedure of appearance on prior recognition of guilt pursuant to Article 495-15, it shall inform the president of the criminal court before which the case had been heard. This decision may not be taken less than one month before the date scheduled for the hearing, unless the president of…

When the request from the accused provided for in article 495-15 requesting the application of the procedure for appearing in court on prior recognition of guilt is sent to the public prosecutor more than three months before the date of the hearing set before the criminal court, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, by a secure means of telecommunication in accordance with 21° of Article D. 591 or by…