Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 663
663. (1) Every decision of the court shall be delivered by the
judge or magistrate in open c ourt: provided that a decision gra nting
or refusing bail may be given in camera .
Applicability of
articles 474 and
478 to verdict of
jury on facts.
(2) With regard to any verdict o f the jury on the facts, the
provisions of articles 474 and 478 shall apply.
Recording of
decisions of
Criminal Court.
(3) Every decision of the Criminal Court shall be recorded by
the registrar, and such record shall constitute the authentic p roof of
such decision.
Registration of
reasons.
(4) The reasons referred to in sub-article (2) of the last
preceding article shall be recorded together with the decision.
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Decisions of the
Court of
Magistrates.
Summary in
special register.
Probatory force
of same.
Contents of
summary.
(5) The decisions of the Court of Magistrates, if reduced to
writing by the sitting magistrate, shall be kept in their origi nal, and
the provisions of article 518 shall be applicable thereto. In e very
case, a summary of the decision shall be recorded in a special
register, and such summary shall constitute authentic proof of such
decision in the same manner as a certified copy thereof. Such
summary shall indicate the cour t by which the decision was
delivered, the names of the parti es, the date of the decision, and the
particulars referred to in article 382, or, in the case of any decree,
the substance of the o rder contained therein.
Delivery of
decision with
closed doors.
*664. Decisions may be delivered with closed doors only in the
cases referred to in articles 409 and 531:
Exceptions. Provided that the order referred to in article 531, the
decisions referred to in article 620, the verdict on the facts, the
judgment acquitting, convicting or sentencing the person charge d
or accused, and the decision as to whether there are or not
sufficient grounds to commit th e accused for trial, shall be
delivered in open court.
Execution of
decisions.
Amended by:
XII.1914.15;
XXX.1934.26;
IV .195I.2;
XXV .1967.28;
XXI.1971.34;
XXIX.1990.32.
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