Criminal Defamation Appeal Rejected for Procedural Non-Compliance
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAThe Court of Cassation rejected an appeal against a judgment that upheld a conviction for criminal defamation and a suspended fine, based on the finding that the appellant failed to properly submit any grounds supporting the appeal in the form prescribed by the relevant procedural code, noting that an accompanying letter from an attorney could not remedy this formal irregularity, and concluding that the lower court's findings of fact justified both the legal classification of the offense and the penalty imposed.
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Généré par l'IAArticle 590, alinéa 2, du Code de procédure pénale; Criminal Defamation Appeal Rejected for Procedural Non-Compliance: The Court of Cassation rejected an appeal against a judgment that upheld a conviction for criminal defamation and a suspended fine, based on the finding that the appellant failed to properly submit any grounds supporting the appeal in the form prescribed by the relevant procedural code, noting that an accompanying letter from an attorney could not remedy this formal irregularity, and concluding that the lower court's findings of fact justified both the legal classification of the offense and the penalty imposed.
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Généré par l'IAThe appeal was rejected because no ground of appeal was regularly produced in the form prescribed by this article.
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REJET DU POURVOI DE X... (GEORGES), CONTRE UN ARRET RENDU LE 24 JUIN 1971 PAR LA COUR D'APPEL DE TOULOUSE QUI L'A CONDAMNE A 1 000 FRANCS D'AMENDE AVEC SURSIS POUR DENONCIATION CALOMNIEUSE. LA COUR, ATTENDU QU'AUCUN MOYEN N'EST REGULIEREMENT PRODUIT A L'APPUI DU POURVOI DANS LA FORME PRESCRITE PAR L'ARTICLE 590, ALINEA 2, DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE ;
QU'IL NE SAURAIT ETRE SUPPLEE A CETTE IRREGULARITE PAR UNE LETTRE SUR TIMBRE D'UN AVOCAT AUX CONSEILS ACCOMPAGNANT L'ENVOI DE DOCUMENTS COMMUNIQUES PAR LE DEMANDEUR ;
ATTENDU QUE L'ARRET EST REGULIER EN LA FORME ET QUE LES FAITS SOUVERAINEMENT CONSTATES JUSTIFIENT LA QUALIFICATION ET LA PEINE ;
REJETTE LE POURVOI.