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Showing 41–50 of 3278 articles for “Art. 35 bis”
A decision unfavourable to the accused shall be made by a majority of at least seven votes when the Assize Court rules at first instance and by a majority of at least eight votes when the Assize Court…
The president has the accused removed from the courtroom. If the accused is free, he shall instruct him not to leave the courthouse for the duration of the deliberation, indicating, where appropriate,…
If it emerges from the proceedings that the offence has a legal classification other than that given by the decision to bring the indictment, the President shall put one or more subsidiary questions.…
The president counts each ballot in the presence of the members of the court and jury who may check the ballot papers. He shall immediately record the result of the vote in the margin or following the…
If one or more aggravating circumstances, not mentioned in the committal order, emerge from the proceedings, the chairman will ask one or more special questions.
The magistrates of the court and the jurors retire to the deliberation chamber.They may not leave it until they have reached their decisions.If the foreseeable length of the deliberation justifies it,…
The court and the jury shall deliberate, and then vote, by written ballot and by separate and successive votes, on the principal fact first, and if necessary, on the grounds of criminal irresponsibili…
Before the Assize Court retires, the President reads out the following instruction, which is also posted in large print in the most conspicuous place in the deliberation chamber: "Subject to the requi…
1. The criminal courts shall hear all customs offences and all customs matters raised by way of exception. (2) They shall likewise hear customs offences that are related, ancillary or connected to a c…
Action by the customs authorities in respect of customs offences is time-barred in the same way and under the same conditions as public action in respect of ordinary offences. In the case of contraven…
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