Question juridique clé
Whether the missing record of defense counsel's oral closing at first instance required a retrial.
Solution extraite
The omission was a procedural defect, but it was exceptionally cured on appeal because the appellant could fully present his case before a court with full review power.
Motifs extraits
The court accepted that decisive submissions should have been recorded, yet held that the defect was less serious here and that the appellate hearing cured it, so a complete retrial was unnecessary.