Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

A note of the decisions taken is made on the question sheet, which is signed during the sitting by the president and by the first juror designated by lot or, if he or she is unable to sign, by the juror designated by the majority of the members of the assize court.

The assize court’s answers to the questions asked are irrevocable.

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…