Question juridique clé
Whether the appeal was admissible despite being filed without conclusions or a reasoned brief within the statutory time limit.
Solution extraite
No. A declaration of appeal without conclusions and without motivation had to be supplemented by a reasoned brief within ten days after receipt of the full judgment; none was filed, so the appeal could not be heard.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 425 para. 1 CPP, the appellant must file a motivated brief within ten days after receipt of the challenged judgment. The clerk sent the full judgment by registered mail and informed the appellant of Art. 425 CPP. The time limit expired on 21 May 2010, but no supplementary brief was filed. The appeal was therefore manifestly inadmissible and had to be rejected pre-judicially under Art. 431 para. 1 CPP.