Homicide Convicts Appeal Civil Damages Following Overturned Precedent
France (FR)
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IATwo individuals, previously convicted of involuntary homicide and injury, appealed a decision from the Paris Court of Appeal dated June 10, 1975, which had set the amount of civil damages they owed to the victim's widow and children, as well as reimbursements to the social security fund. The Court of Cassation quashed the June 10, 1975 ruling because a prior decision from the same court dated February 11, 1975, which had partially settled the civil liability and led to the subsequent ruling, had already been overturned by the Criminal Chamber on appeal that same day; the reasoning being that the nullification of a preceding judicial act necessarily entails the annulment of all subsequent acts that are its direct consequence.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAArt. 593 du Code de procédure pénale, Art. 512 du Code de procédure pénale, Art. 485 du Code de procédure pénale, Art. 3 du Code de procédure pénale, Art. 2 du Code de procédure pénale; Homicide Convicts Appeal Civil Damages Following Overturned Precedent: The Court of Cassation quashed the June 10, 1975 ruling because a prior decision from the same court dated February 11, 1975, which had partially settled the civil liability and led to the subsequent ruling, had already been overturned by the Criminal Chamber on appeal that same day; the reasoning being that the nullification of a preceding judicial act necessarily entails the annulment of all subsequent acts that are its direct consequence.
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Généré par l'IAThe reasoning implies that the cassation is based on the procedural consequence of the prior annulment, which generally relates to the necessity of quashing subsequent decisions that depend on the annulled one, often covered under general provisions concerning appeals or nullity, although this article is specifically about the possibility of appeal/cassation for lack of grounds or motivation in criminal judgments, and is cited in the grounds for appeal which led to the final order of cassation.
Although not explicitly detailed in the dispositive for the final order of cassation itself, the broader context of the proceedings (which includes procedural annulment leading to cassation) makes its citation relevant to the context of the appeal process being judged, even if the final operative act is framed by the necessity of quashing the consequential decision.
Although not explicitly detailed in the dispositive for the final order of cassation itself, the broader context of the proceedings (which includes procedural annulment leading to cassation) makes its citation relevant to the context of the appeal process being judged, even if the final operative act is framed by the necessity of quashing the consequential decision.
Although not explicitly detailed in the dispositive for the final order of cassation itself, the broader context of the proceedings (which includes procedural annulment leading to cassation) makes its citation relevant to the context of the appeal process being judged, even if the final operative act is framed by the necessity of quashing the consequential decision.
Although not explicitly detailed in the dispositive for the final order of cassation itself, the broader context of the proceedings (which includes procedural annulment leading to cassation) makes its citation relevant to the context of the appeal process being judged, even if the final operative act is framed by the necessity of quashing the consequential decision.
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CASSATION SUR LES POURVOIS FORMES PAR :
1° X... (CHARLES) ;
2° Y... (CHRISTIAN),
CONTRE UN ARRET DE LA COUR D'APPEL DE PARIS (20EME CHAMBRE), EN DATE DU 10 JUIN 1975, QUI LES A CONDAMNES TOUS DEUX POUR HOMICIDE ET BLESSURES INVOLONTAIRES A DES REPARATIONS CIVILES.
LA COUR, VU LA CONNEXITE, JOINT LES POURVOIS ;
VU LES MEMOIRES PRODUITS ;
SUR LE MOYEN UNIQUE DE CASSATION PRIS DE LA VIOLATION DES ARTICLES L 466, L 469 ET L 470 DU CODE DE LA SECURITE SOCIALE,2,3,485,512 ET 593 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE, DEFAUT DE MOTIFS ET MANQUE DE BASE LEGALE, " EN CE QUE L'ARRET ATTAQUE A CONDAMNE LES DEMANDEURS A VERSER DES DOMMAGES INTERETS A LA DAME VEUVE Z... PERSONNELLEMENT ET ES QUALITES DE SES ENFANTS MINEURS ET A EFFECTUER DES REMBOURSEMENTS A LA CPAM D'EURE-ET-LOIR, ET CE, EN EXECUTION D'UN ARRET D'AVANT DIRE DROIT DU 11 FEVRIER 1975, ALORS QUE CE DERNIER ARRET A ETE FRAPPE D'UN POURVOI ET QUE L'ADMISSION EVENTUELLE DE CE POURVOI DEVRA AVOIR POUR CONSEQUENCE LA CASSATION DE L'ARRET DU 10 JUIN 1975, ACTUELLEMENT ATTAQUE " ;
VU LESDITS ARTICLES ;
ATTENDU QUE PAR ARRET DU 11 FEVRIER 1975, LA COUR D'APPEL DE PARIS (20EME CHAMBRE), APRES AVOIR DECLARE X... CHARLES ET Y... CHRISTIAN COUPABLES D'HOMICIDE ET DE BLESSURES INVOLONTAIRES, A STATUE SUR L'ETENDUE DE LA RESPONSABILITE CIVILE DES PREVENUS ET A RENVOYE L'EXAMEN DE LA CAUSE A UNE DATE ULTERIEURE EN CE QUI CONCERNE LES INTERETS CIVILS DES CONSORTS Z... ET DE LA CAISSE PRIMAIRE D'ASSURANCE MALADIE D'EURE-ET-LOIR ;
QUE PAR L'ARRET ATTAQUE, EN DATE DU 10 JUIN 1975, FAISANT SUITE AU PRECEDENT, LA MEME COUR D'APPEL A FIXE LE MONTANT DES SOMMES DUES PAR LES PREVENUS AUX PARTIES CIVILES A TITRE DE DOMMAGES-INTERETS ET REMBOURSEMENTS DE PRESTATIONS DE SECURITE SOCIALE ;
QUE PAR ARRET DE CE JOUR RENDU SUR LE POURVOI DES PREVENUS, LA CHAMBRE CRIMINELLE A CASSE L'ARRET DU 11 FEVRIER 1975 SUSVISE ;
ATTENDU QUE L'ANNULATION DE CET ARRET DOIT ENTRAINER CELLE DE TOUT CE QUI A ETE LA SUITE ET LA CONSEQUENCE DUDIT ARRET ET NOTAMMENT CELLE DE L'ARRET DE LA MEME COUR D'APPEL DU 10 JUIN 1975 ;
PAR CES MOTIFS : CASSE ET ANNULE L'ARRET DE LA COUR D'APPEL DE PARIS DU 10 JUIN 1975 DANS TOUTES SES DISPOSITIONS, ET, POUR ETRE STATUE A NOUVEAU CONFORMEMENT A LA LOI, RENVOIE LA CAUSE ET LES PARTIES DEVANT LA COUR D'AMIENS.