Homicide Conviction Upheld Due to Failure to Record Discrepancies in Record
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Généré par l'IAThe Court of Cassation rejected an appeal against a judgment from the Assize Court of Aube, which had sentenced the appellant to fifteen years of criminal confinement for voluntary homicide, because the sole basis for the appeal—a claim of contradiction between witness testimony and prior declarations—was invalid. The court reasoned that under the relevant procedural code, it was the appellant's duty to formally request that any discrepancies between witness depositions and prior statements be recorded in the official record of the debates, and since the appellant failed to exercise this right, the alleged factual error was not legally established, thus rendering the ground for cassation inadmissible, while affirming that the procedure was regular and the penalty legally applied to the established facts.
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Généré par l'IAARTICLE 333 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE; Homicide Conviction Upheld Due to Failure to Record Discrepancies in Record: The court reasoned that under the relevant procedural code, it was the appellant's duty to formally request that any discrepancies between witness depositions and prior statements be recorded in the official record of the debates, and since the appellant failed to exercise this right, the alleged factual error was not legally established, thus rendering the ground for cassation inadmissible, while affirming that the procedure was regular and the penalty legally applied to the established facts.
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Généré par l'IAThe sole ground for appeal was rejected because the appellant failed to use the right conferred by this article to establish discrepancies in witness testimony.
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REJET DU POURVOI FORME PAR X... (REMY) CONTRE UN ARRET DE LA COUR D'ASSISES DE L'AUBE, EN DATE DU 21 JANVIER 1969 QUI L'A CONDAMNE POUR HOMICIDE VOLONTAIRE A 15 ANS DE RECLUSION CRIMINELLE LA COUR, VU LE MEMOIRE PERSONNEL PRODUIT PAR LE DEMANDEUR;
SUR LE MOYEN UNIQUE DE CASSATION, PRIS DE LA VIOLATION DE L'ARTICLE 333 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE;
ATTENDU QU'AUX TERMES DU TEXTE SUSVISE IL APPARTENAIT AU DEMANDEUR DE REQUERIR QUE LES ADDITIONS, CHANGEMENTS OU VARIATIONS QUI POUVAIENT EXISTER ENTRE LES DEPOSITIONS DE CERTAINS TEMOINS ET LEURS PRECEDENTES DECLARATIONS FUSSENT CONSTATEES PAR PROCES-VERBAL JOINT AU PROCES-VERBAL DES DEBATS;
QUE, N'AYANT PAS USE DE CE DROIT IL NE PEUT FONDER UN MOYEN DE CASSATION SUR UN FAIT QUI N'EST PAS LEGALEMENT ETABLI;
D'OU IL SUIT QUE LE MOYEN NE SAURAIT ETRE ACCUEILLI;
ET ATTENDU QUE LA PROCEDURE EST REGULIERE, QUE LA PEINE A ETE LEGALEMENT APPLIQUEE AUX FAITS DECLARES CONSTANTS PAR LA COUR ET LE JURY;
REJETTE LE POURVOI PRESIDENT : M ROLLAND, CONSEILLER DOYEN, FAISANT FONCTIONS - RAPPORTEUR : M BAURES - AVOCAT GENERAL : M RELIQUET