Appeal Against Rejection of Release Request on Grounds of Procedural Error
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Généré par l'IAThe appellant challenged the decision of the indictment chamber of the Court of Appeal which rejected his request for release under Article 148-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, claiming a violation of Article 198, failure to respond to a brief, and infringement of the rights of the defense. The High Court dismissed the appeal, reasoning that the appellate court was not obligated to consider the brief because it was not properly filed according to the required form and deadlines, and that the defense's rights were respected as the appellant's counsel presented observations at the hearing. Furthermore, the Court confirmed that the indictment chamber had sufficiently motivated its rejection of the release request based on the specific elements of the case and the limited grounds provided in Article 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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Généré par l'IAARTICLE 145 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE, ARTICLE 144 DUDIT CODE, ARTICLE 198 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE; Appeal Against Rejection of Release Request on Grounds of Procedural Error: The High Court dismissed the appeal, reasoning that the appellate court was not obligated to consider the brief because it was not properly filed according to the required form and deadlines, and that the defense's rights were respected as the appellant's counsel presented observations at the hearing. Furthermore, the Court confirmed that the indictment chamber had sufficiently motivated its rejection of the release request based on the specific elements of the case and the limited grounds provided in Article 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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Généré par l'IAThe Court of Cassation confirmed that the lower court rejected the request for release based on a decision specifically motivated according to the elements of the case, as required by this article.
The Court of Cassation confirmed that the decision was based on the cases listed exhaustively in this article.
The argument based on the failure to respond to a memorandum was dismissed because the lower court found the memorandum was not regularly produced according to the forms and deadlines of this article.
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STATUANT SUR LE POURVOI FORME PAR : - X... YVES, CONTRE UN ARRET DE LA CHAMBRE D'ACCUSATION DE LA COUR D'APPEL D'AIX-EN-PROVENCE EN DATE DU 10 FEVRIER 1981 QUI A REJETE LA DEMANDE DE MISE EN LIBERTE DU SUSNOMME FORMEE EN APPLICATION DE L'ARTICLE 148-4 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE ;
VU LE MEMOIRE PERSONNEL REGULIEREMENT PRODUIT ;
SUR LE MOYEN UNIQUE DE CASSATION, PRIS DE LA VIOLATION DE L'ARTICLE 198 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE, DEFAUT DE REPONSE A MEMOIRE, ATTEINTE AUX DROITS DE LA DEFENSE ;
ATTENDU QU'IL NE SAURAIT ETRE FAIT GRIEF A LA CHAMBRE D'ACCUSATION DE N'AVOIR PAS TENU COMPTE DU MEMOIRE DU DEMANDEUR DES LORS QUE L'ARRET ATTAQUE ENONCE QUE "LE CONSEIL DE L'INCULPE N'A PAS FAIT DEPOSER DE MEMOIRE DANS LES FORMES ET DELAIS DE L'ARTICLE 198 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE" CONSTATATION D'OU IL SE DEDUIT QUE LEDIT MEMOIRE N'AVAIT PAS ETE PRODUIT REGULIEREMENT ET QU'EN CONSEQUENCE LA COUR N'AVAIT PAS A REPONDRE AUX MOYENS QUI POUVAIENT Y ETRE CONTENUS ;
QUE, D'AUTRE PART, L'AVOCAT DE L'INCULPE AYANT PRESENTE DES OBSERVATIONS A L'AUDIENCE DU 10 FEVRIER 1982 OU L'AFFAIRE A ETE EXAMINEE AINSI QUE LE MENTIONNE L'ARRET ATTAQUE, IL NE SAURAIT ETRE VALABLEMENT SOUTENU PAR LE DEMANDEUR QU'IL Y A EU, EN L'ESPECE, ATTEINTE AUX DROITS DE LA DEFENSE ;
D'OU IL SUIT QUE LE MOYEN DOIT ETRE ECARTE ;
ET ATTENDU QUE LA COUR DE CASSATION EST EN MESURE DE S'ASSURER QUE LA CHAMBRE D'ACCUSATION A REJETE LA DEMANDE DE MISE EN LIBERTE DE L'INCULPE PAR UNE DECISION SPECIALEMENT MOTIVEE D'APRES LES ELEMENTS DE L'ESPECE, AINSI QUE L'EXIGE L'ARTICLE 145 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE ET POUR LES CAS LIMITATIVEMENT ENUMERES PAR L'ARTICLE 144 DUDIT CODE ;
REJETTE LE POURVOI ;