Appellants v. Public Prosecutor (Civil Interests Hearing Record Omission)
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Généré par l'IAThe appellants, convicted of voluntary arson by the Court of Assizes, challenged the decision for not explicitly recording, as required by the Code of Criminal Procedure, that the Public Prosecutor was heard during the deliberation on civil interests, even though the court's record confirmed the Prosecutor's presence. The High Court dismissed the appeals, reasoning that while the Prosecutor's hearing is substantial, the omission of this specific recording does not mandate the quashing of the judgment under the relevant procedural article because the issue concerned only civil interests and the appellants failed to demonstrate or even allege that this procedural irregularity prejudiced their interests.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAARTICLE 802 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE, ARTICLE 371 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE; Appellants v. Public Prosecutor (Civil Interests Hearing Record Omission): The High Court dismissed the appeals, reasoning that while the Prosecutor's hearing is substantial, the omission of this specific recording does not mandate the quashing of the judgment under the relevant procedural article because the issue concerned only civil interests and the appellants failed to demonstrate or even allege that this procedural irregularity prejudiced their interests.
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Généré par l'IACited to conclude that the omission of the Public Prosecutor's hearing record does not lead to cassation, as the irregularity did not prejudice the parties' interests in the civil interests debate.
Cited by the appellants to argue that the decision failed to record the hearing of the Public Prosecutor, although the court ultimately rejected this argument based on Article 802 CPP.
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STATUANT SUR LES POURVOIS FORMES PAR : - Y... JEAN-MARIE - - SAMUEL X... - - Z... ANDRE - CONTRE UN ARRET EN DATE DU 27 AVRIL 1983 DE LA COUR D'ASSISES DU GERS, QUI, APRES LES AVOIR DECLARES COUPABLES D'INCENDIE VOLONTAIRE, A STATUE SUR LES INTERETS CIVILS ;
VU LA CONNEXITE, JOIGNANT LES POURVOIS ;
VU LES MEMOIRES PERSONNELS REGULIEREMENT PRODUITS PAR LES DEMANDEURS ;
ATTENDU QUE CEUX-CI FONT GRIEF A L'ARRET ATTAQUE DE N'AVOIR PAS CONSTATE, CONFORMEMENT AUX DISPOSITIONS DE L'ARTICLE 371 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE, QUE LE MINISTERE PUBLIC AIT ETE ENTENDU ;
ATTENDU QUE LEDIT ARRET, QUI CONSTATE LA PRESENCE DU MINISTERE PUBLIC, NE MENTIONNE PAS QUE SON REPRESENTANT A ETE ENTENDU EN SES REQUISITIONS ;
ATTENDU QUE SI L'AUDITION DU MINISTERE PUBLIC EST SUBSTANTIELLE, L'OMISSION DE SA CONSTATATION NE SAURAIT, SELON LA PRESCRIPTION DE L'ARTICLE 802 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE, ENTRAINER LA CASSATION DE L'ARRET, DES LORS QUE S'AGISSANT D'UN DEBAT SUR LES INTERETS CIVILS IL N'EST PAS DEMONTRE, NI MEME ALLEGUE QUE CETTE IRREGULARITE AIT PORTE ATTEINTE AUX INTERETS DES PARTIES DEMANDERESSES ;
D'OU IL SUIT QUE LE MOYEN NE SAURAIT ETRE ACCUEILLI ;
ET ATTENDU QUE L'ARRET EST REGULIER EN LA FORME REJETTE LES POURVOIS