Fraud Conviction Upheld Due to Procedural Defect in Appeal
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Généré par l'IAThe defendant appealed a conviction for fraud, resulting in an eighteen-month suspended prison sentence and civil reparations, but the Court of Cassation rejected the appeal because the personal memorandum submitted by the appellant did not bear her signature, only that of her counsel, thus failing to comply with the formal requirements of Article 584 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, meaning the Court was not seized of the substantive grounds of appeal, and the appealed judgment was otherwise procedurally sound.
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Généré par l'IAArticle 584 du code de procédure pénale; Fraud Conviction Upheld Due to Procedural Defect in Appeal: The defendant appealed a conviction for fraud, resulting in an eighteen-month suspended prison sentence and civil reparations, but the Court of Cassation rejected the appeal because the personal memorandum submitted by the appellant did not bear her signature, only that of her counsel, thus failing to comply with the formal requirements of Article 584 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, meaning the Court was not seized of the substantive grounds of appeal, and the appealed judgment was otherwise procedurally sound.
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Généré par l'IAThe appeal petition was rejected because the personal brief was not signed by the applicant as required by this article, thus failing to properly seize the Court of Cassation.
The appellate court's decision was considered regular in form, leading to the rejection of the appeal.
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STATUANT SUR LE POURVOI FORME PAR : - WOJCIECKOWSKI CHRYSTINE - CONTRE UN ARRET DE LA COUR D'APPEL DE DOUAI, CHAMBRE CORRECTIONNELLE, EN DATE DU 24 JUIN 1982 QUI L'A CONDAMNEE, POUR ESCROQUERIE, A 18 MOIS D'EMPRISONNEMENT AVEC SURSIS, AINSI QU'A DES REPARATIONS CIVILES ;
VU LE MEMOIRE PERSONNEL EN DEMANDE ET CELUI EN DEFENSE PRODUITS ;
ATTENDU QUE LE MEMOIRE PERSONNEL SUSVISE NE PORTE PAS LA SIGNATURE DE LA DEMANDERESSE, MAIS SEULEMENT CELLE DE SON CONSEIL ;
QUE DES LORS, N'ETANT PAS ETABLI DANS LA FORME PREVUE PAR L'ARTICLE 584 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE, IL NE SAISIT PAS LA COUR DE CASSATION DES MOYENS QUI PEUVENT Y ETRE CONTENUS ;
ET ATTENDU QUE L'ARRET EST REGULIER EN LA FORME ;
REJETTE LE POURVOI