The criminal court is seised of offences within its jurisdiction either by the voluntary appearance of the parties, or by summons, or by summons by procès-verbal, or by immediate appearance, or finally by referral ordered by the investigating court.
A person who may be held civilly liable for an offence of manslaughter or unintentional bodily harm resulting in any damage to another person that may be covered by an insurer must specify the name and address of the insurer, as well as the number of its insurance policy. The same applies to the victim if the damage he or she has suffered can be covered by an insurance policy….
The decision concerning civil interests may be set up against the insurer who intervened in the proceedings or was notified under the conditions provided for by article 388-2.
In the event of prosecution by summons provided for in Article 390 or summons provided for in article 390-1, the parties’ lawyers may consult the case file at the registry of the judicial court as soon as the summons has been issued or no later than two months after the summons has been served. At their request, the parties or their lawyer may be issued with copies of the documents…
In the event of prosecution by summons as provided for in article 390 or summons as provided for in article 390-1, the parties or their lawyer may, before any defence on the merits or at any time during the proceedings, request, by written submissions, that any act they consider necessary to establish the truth be carried out. These submissions may be made before the start of the hearing, by registered…
The warning, issued by the public prosecutor, dispenses with the summons, if it is followed by the voluntary appearance of the person to whom it is addressed. It indicates the offence being prosecuted and refers to the text of the law which punishes it. Where the accused is detained, the judgment must record the consent of the person concerned to be tried without prior summons. .
The summons shall be issued within the time limits and in the form laid down by articles 550 et seq. The summons informs the accused that he may be assisted by a lawyer of his choice or, if he so requests, by a court-appointed lawyer, whose costs will be borne by him unless he meets the conditions for access to legal aid, and that he also has the possibility of…
The summons to appear in person is equivalent to the summons to appear in court served on the accused, on the instructions of the public prosecutor and within the time limits laid down by article 552, either by a court clerk, an officer or agent of the judicial police, an investigation assistant acting under the control of the officer or agent of the judicial police, an official or agent of…
When the time between service of the summons provided for in Article 390 or notification of the summons provided for in Article 390-1 and the court hearing is less than two months and the accused or his lawyer have not been able to obtain before the hearing the copy of the file requested under Article 388-4, the court is obliged to order, if the accused so requests, that the case…
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