Whether the accused's appeal was admissible despite no written declaration of appeal being filed within 20 days after service of the reasoned judgment.
The appeal was inadmissible because no declaration of appeal was filed within the statutory time limit.
Under Art. 399 para. 3 CPP, the appellant must file a written declaration of appeal within 20 days of notification of the reasoned judgment. Failing that, the appeal court must declare the appeal inadmissible under Art. 403 para. 1 let. a CPP. Here, the reasoned judgment was notified on 14 February 2014 and no declaration was filed in time.