The President declares the debates closed.
He may not summarise the pleas of the prosecution and the defence.
He orders that the record of the proceedings be deposited in the hands of the clerk of the assize court; however, he retains for the deliberation provided for in the articles 355 et seq, the committal decision and, in the event of an appeal, the judgment handed down by the assize court that ruled at first instance together with the accompanying statement of reasons.
If, in the course of the deliberations, the Assize Court deems it necessary to examine one or more exhibits in the proceedings, the President shall order the file to be transported to the deliberation room, which, for these purposes, shall be reopened in the presence of the Public Prosecutor and the lawyers for the accused and the civil party.