French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Taking of evidence
Article 432
Written evidence may not result from correspondence between the accused and his lawyer.
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Written evidence may not result from correspondence between the accused and his lawyer.
Before hearing witnesses, the chairman questions the accused and receives his statements.
After each statement, the president and, under the conditions provided for in Article 442-1, the public prosecutor and the parties shall ask the witness any questions they consider necessary. The witn…
Any record or report has evidential value only if it is regular in form, if its author has acted in the exercise of his duties and has reported on a matter within his competence what he has seen, hear…
A witness who fails to appear or refuses either to take the oath or to give evidence may, on the application of the public prosecutor, be fined €3,750 by the court..
However, the persons referred to in articles 447 and 448 may be heard under oath where neither the public prosecutor nor any of the parties have objected.
Witnesses must, at the request of the president, state their surname, first names, age, occupation and place of residence, whether they are related or related by marriage to the accused, the person ci…
The witness who has taken the oath is not required to renew it, if he is heard a second time during the proceedings. The president will remind him, if necessary, of the oath he has taken.
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In the event that the accused, the civil party or the witness does not sufficiently speak the French language, or if it is necessary to translate a document submitted to the debates, the president sha…
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