Advocate General Speaking Last Voids Judgment
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAThe matter involved an appeal against a decision from the Court of Appeal of Aix-en-Provence which had fined an individual 5,000 francs and ordered the permanent closure of their establishment for violating the Code of Alcoholic Beverage Sales. The sole ground for appeal argued that the appellate decision violated the rights of the defense because the judgment explicitly mentioned that the Advocate General presented their concluding arguments after the defense counsel, contrary to Article 513 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which mandates that the defendant or their counsel must always have the last word. The Supreme Court upheld the appeal, finding that because the record demonstrated this procedural error—the Advocate General speaking last—the judgment was therefore void and required annulment, remanding the case to a different Court of Appeal for a new judgment.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAARTICLES 513, 593 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE; Advocate General Speaking Last Voids Judgment: The sole ground for appeal argued that the appellate decision violated the rights of the defense because the judgment explicitly mentioned that the Advocate General presented their concluding arguments after the defense counsel, contrary to Article 513 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which mandates that the defendant or their counsel must always have the last word. The Supreme Court upheld the appeal, finding that because the record demonstrated this procedural error—the Advocate General speaking last—the judgment was therefore void and required annulment, remanding the case to a different Court of Appeal for a new judgment.
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Généré par l'IACited as the legal basis for the cassation of the challenged decision due to a violation of procedural rights (specifically, the right to have the last word).
These articles form the legal basis for the operative part, which orders the quashing and annulment of the entire decision.
Texte complet
STATUANT SUR LE POURVOI FORME PAR : - SALICETTI OURS, CONTRE UN ARRET DE LA COUR D'APPEL D'AIX-EN-PROVENCE, 5EME CHAMBRE, EN DATE DU 5 NOVEMBRE 1981, QUI POUR INFRACTION AU CODE DES DEBITS DE BOISSONS, L'A CONDAMNE A 5.000 FRANCS D'AMENDE ET A ORDONNE LA FERMETURE DEFINITIVE DE L'ETABLISSEMENT ;
VU LE MEMOIRE PRODUIT ;
SUR LE MOYEN UNIQUE DE CASSATION, PRIS DE LA VIOLATION DES ARTICLES 513, 593 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE, ENSEMBLE VIOLATION DES DROITS DE LA DEFENSE ;
" EN CE QUE L'ARRET ATTAQUE MENTIONNE QUE L'AVOCAT GENERAL A ETE ENTENDU LE DERNIER EN SES REQUISITIONS ;
" ALORS QU'AUX TERMES DE L'ARTICLE 513 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE, LE PREVENU OU SON CONSEIL AURONT TOUJOURS LA PAROLE LES DERNIERS ;
" VU LESDITS ARTICLES ;
ATTENDU QU'AUX TERMES DE L'ARTICLE 513 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE LE PREVENU OU SON CONSEIL AURONT TOUJOURS LA PAROLE LES DERNIERS ;
ATTENDU QU'IL RESULTE DES MENTIONS DE L'ARRET ATTAQUE QU'IL N'EN A PAS ETE AINSI EN L'ESPECE ;
QUE L'ARRET ENCOURT, DES LORS, LA CASSATION DE CE CHEF ;
PAR CES MOTIFS : CASSE ET ANNULE EN TOUTES SES DISPOSITIONS L'ARRET SUSVISE DE LA COUR D'APPEL D'AIX-EN-PROVENCE EN DATE DU 5 NOVEMBRE 1981, ET POUR ETRE STATUE A NOUVEAU CONFORMEMENT A LA LOI, RENVOIE LA CAUSE ET LES PARTIES DEVANT LA COUR D'APPEL DE NIMES, A CE DESIGNEE PAR DELIBERATION SPECIALE PRISE EN CHAMBRE DU CONSEIL ;