Key legal question
Whether non-appearance at the prosecutor's hearing caused the opposition to be deemed withdrawn under Art. 355(2) CPP
Extracted holding
The court held that the fiction of withdrawal applied because the appellant had been duly notified, knew the hearing's consequences, and could not invoke lack of knowledge on the facts found.
Extracted reasoning
The hearing was sent to the notification address previously indicated; the postal item was not returned; the penal orders and summons mentioned Art. 355(2) CPP; the appellant's contrary factual allegations were inadmissible on appeal.