Question juridique clé
Whether the first-instance court sat in an unlawful incomplete composition during the main hearing.
Solution extraite
The bench was incomplete during part of the hearing, but the defendant forfeited the complaint by waiting until appeal to raise it.
Motifs extraits
The court found that only the document-review phase was interrupted; during 8:10 to 9:35 the judge was absent, which was a procedural defect. However, the defendant had been informed, did not object immediately, and raised the issue too late.