Key legal question
Whether the criminal appeal was admissible despite no written statement of appeal being filed within 20 days.
Extracted holding
The appeal was inadmissible because no written declaration of appeal was filed within the statutory period.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 399 para. 3 CPP, the party who announces an appeal must file a written declaration with the appellate court within 20 days from notification of the reasoned judgment. No such declaration was filed here.