Question juridique clé
Whether the appeal was admissible despite no motivated appeal statement being filed within 20 days
Solution extraite
The appeal was inadmissible because the appellant did not file a written motivated statement within the statutory time limit.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 399(3) CPP, the party announcing an appeal must submit a written appeal statement to the appellate court within 20 days of notification of the motivated judgment. No such statement was filed, despite a subsequent invitation to comment.