Appeals Concerning Procedural Defect Claim for Failure to State Identity Verification in Appellate Decision
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Généré par l'IAThe court consolidated multiple appeals concerning a procedural defect claim that the appellate court decision was void because it failed to state that the defendants' identities were verified, as required by articles of the Code of Criminal Procedure, arguing that the presiding judge must confirm the identity of the accused. The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal, reasoning that the provision in question is merely a recommendation whose omission does not lead to nullity unless a dispute regarding the identity of the accused actually arose during the proceedings, and since the judgment did not indicate any such contestation, the appeal based on this formal error was unfounded.
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Généré par l'IAREJETTE LE POURVOI; Appeals Concerning Procedural Defect Claim for Failure to State Identity Verification in Appellate Decision: The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal, reasoning that the provision in question is merely a recommendation whose omission does not lead to nullity unless a dispute regarding the identity of the accused actually arose during the proceedings, and since the judgment did not indicate any such contestation, the appeal based on this formal error was unfounded.
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LA COUR, VU LA CONNEXITE, JOINT LES POURVOIS;
VU LE MEMOIRE PRODUIT;
SUR LE MOYEN UNIQUE DE CASSATION PRIS DE LA VIOLATION DES ARTICLES 406, 512 ET 591 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE, 7 DE LA LOI DU 20 AVRIL 1810, VICE DE FORME, "EN CE QUE L'ARRET ATTAQUE NE MENTIONNE PAS QUE LES DEMANDEURS AU POURVOI ONT ETE INTERROGES AU SUJET DE LEUR IDENTITE;
"ALORS QU'IL APPARTIENT AU PRESIDENT DE CONSTATER L'IDENTITE DES PREVENUS";
ATTENDU QUE LA DISPOSITION DE L'ARTICLE 406 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE RENDU APPLICABLE A LA COUR D'APPEL PAR L'ARTICLE 512 DU MEME CODE AUX TERMES DE LAQUELLE "LE PRESIDENT CONSTATE L'IDENTITE DU PREVENU" N'EST QU'UNE SIMPLE RECOMMANDATION, DONT LE DEFAUT DE CONSTATATION NE SAURAIT ENTRAINER LA NULLITE, ALORS QU'IL NE RESULTE PAS DES ENONCIATIONS DE L'ARRET, QU'UNE CONTESTATION SE SOIT ELEVEE QUANT A L'IDENTITE DES PREVENUS;
D'OU IL SUIT QUE LE MOYEN NE SAURAIT ETRE ACCUEILLI;
ET ATTENDU QUE L'ARRET EST REGULIER EN LA FORME;
REJETTE LE POURVOI PRESIDENT : M ROLLAND, CONSEILLER DOYEN FAISANT FONCTIONS - RAPPORTEUR : M CANONNE - AVOCAT GENERAL : M TOUREN - AVOCAT : M BROUCHOT