The functions of the public prosecutor at the enforcement of sentences court are carried out by the public prosecutor at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the court sits.
The first president of the court of appeal shall designate by order, after consulting the general assembly of judges, the president or the councillor of the court of appeal responsible for presiding over the enforcement of sentences chamber of the court of appeal, as well as the two councillors of this chamber. The president of the chamber or one or more of its members shall be chosen from among the…
The head of an association for the reintegration of convicted persons and the head of a victim support association, members of the chamber for the enforcement of sentences of the court of appeal pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of article 712-13, are appointed by the First President, after consulting the general assembly of sitting judges, for a term of three years. Two alternates are appointed in the…
The Chambers for the Enforcement of Sentences whose territorial jurisdiction exceeds, in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of l’article 712-13, that of the court of appeal where they are established are listed in the table below: COURS D’APPEL RESSORT ON WHICH the jurisdiction of the enforcement chamber of these courts is exercised when it is composed in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of article…
Applications by the sentenced person for the imposition or modification of one of the measures covered by the provisions of Article 712-4 shall be the subject of a written request addressed to the sentence enforcement judge, signed by the sentenced person or their lawyer. This request is delivered to the clerk’s office of the sentence enforcement judge against a receipt or sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. If…
The sentenced person is not eligible to file an application concerning one of the measures covered by the provisions of Article 712-4 as long as a previous application relating to the same measure has not been decided by the competent first instance enforcement court. Applications made during the inadmissibility period set by the sentence enforcement court pursuant to the last paragraphs of the articles 712-13, D. 49-32, D. 49-33 and…
If the sentenced person is not incarcerated, the adversarial hearings provided for by Articles 712-6 and 712-7 are held in the judicial court. If the convicted person is imprisoned, these hearings are held in the prison, unless the provisions of Article 706-71 are applied, and subject to the provisions of the following paragraph. The sentence enforcement judge or the president of the sentence enforcement court may, however, decide that the…
For the application of the provisions of articles 712-6,712-7 and 712-8, the convicted offender may inform the enforcement judge of the name of the lawyer chosen by him: the choice of lawyer by the convicted offender may also result from the letter sent to the latter by this person and appointing him to defend him, a copy of which is given by the lawyer to the enforcement judge. The convicted…
The sentenced person shall be informed ten days before the date of the adversarial hearing provided for in articles 712-6,712-7 and 712-8 by registered letter if he or she is not imprisoned and by the prison registry otherwise. If he is assisted by a lawyer, the latter is summoned by registered letter or fax at least ten days before the hearing. The sentenced person may, however, expressly declare that he…
In urgent cases, in particular where the withdrawal or revocation of a measure is being considered, the time limit for summons provided for in Article D. 49-15 paragraph is not applicable, and the lawyer is notified of the date of the adversarial hearing by any means; the convicted person or his lawyer may, however, ask to be granted time to prepare his defence. The provisions of articles 712-18 or 712-19…
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