Question juridique clé
Whether the unmotivated appeal was admissible under Art. 425 para. 1 and Art. 431 para. 1 CPP
Solution extraite
No. A notice of appeal without conclusions and without reasons must be supplemented by a motivated brief within ten days after receipt of the challenged judgment; failing that, the appeal is manifestly inadmissible and must be dismissed preliminarily.
Motifs extraits
The complete judgment was sent to defense counsel by registered mail and received on 18 September 2009. No supplementary brief was filed within the statutory time limit, so the court could not enter into the merits.