The completion of the formalities prescribed by articles 272 to 275 is recorded in a report signed by the president or his delegate, the court clerk, the accused and, if applicable, the interpreter. If the accused is unable or unwilling to sign, the minutes shall so state.
After questioning the accused in accordance with article 272, the president of the assize court organises a preparatory criminal meeting in chambers. If the accused is in pre-trial detention, the president of the assize court requests a copy of his or her individual detention file. The meeting is held in the presence of the public prosecutor and the lawyers for all the parties, if necessary by any means of telecommunication,…
The proceedings may not commence less than five days after the examination by the president of the assize court. The accused and his lawyer may waive this time limit.
The accused shall not cease to be able to communicate freely with his lawyer. The lawyer may take on the spot communication of all the documents in the case file without such communication causing any delay in the progress of the proceedings.
Copies of the case file shall be issued free of charge to each of the defendants and civil parties.
The public prosecutor and the civil party shall serve on the accused, the accused shall serve on the public prosecutor and, if applicable, on the civil party, as soon as possible and at least one month before the opening of the hearings, the list of persons they wish to be heard as witnesses. The names of the experts called to give an account of the work for which they have…
The list of session jurors as drawn up in accordance with the requirements of Article 266 shall be served on each accused not later than the day before the opening of the trial. This list must contain sufficient particulars to enable the jurors to be identified, with the exception of those concerning their domicile or residence.
The President, if the investigation appears to him to be incomplete or if new information has come to light since its closure, may order any acts of information that he deems useful. This is done either by the President or by one of his assessors or an investigating judge whom he delegates for this purpose. In this case, the provisions of Chapter I of Title III of Book I must…
The minutes and other exhibits or documents gathered in the course of the additional information shall be filed at the registry and attached to the record of the proceedings. They shall be made available to the public prosecutor and the parties, who shall be notified of their filing by the registrar. The public prosecutor may, at any time, request communication of the proceedings on condition that the exhibits are returned…
Where, in respect of the same crime, several committal orders have been issued against different defendants, the President may, either of his own motion or at the request of the Public Prosecutor, order the joinder of the proceedings. Such joinder may also be ordered where several committal orders have been issued against the same defendant for different offences.
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