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TACC 614/2010 ΓÇó Appeal against referral to trial dismissed
TACC 614/2010Tribunal cantonal / Chambre d'accusation15 nov. 2010Dismissed
The Vaud Tribunal d'accusation examined D.________'s timely appeal against an order sending him to the police court on charges of simple qualified bodily harm, breach of trust and threats. He argued the facts were contested and sought confrontation with the complainant. The court held that the file already contained sufficient indicia of guilt and that, at the referral stage, the principle in dubio pro duriore requires committal whenever conviction appears plausible. The appeal was rejected, the referral order confirmed, and D.________ ordered to pay CHF 220 in costs.
Art. 275, 294 let. f, 306 al. 3, 307 CPP; referral to trial and scope of review at the committal stage. Under the principle in dubio pro duriore, the authority ordering committal must send the case to trial whenever the evidence makes guilt appear plausible or merely possible; the accused need not benefit from doubt at that stage. Where the investigation is sufficiently complete and reveals indicia of guilt, the referral order is to be upheld even if the accused contests the facts and requests further evidentiary measures. The assessment of the evidentiary sufficiency at this stage need not be specifically motivated (consid. 2).
301 TRIBUNAL CANTONAL 614 T R I B U N A L D ’ A C C U S A T I O N
Séance du 15 novembre 2010
Présidence de M. M E Y L A N , président Juges:MM. Krieger et Sauterel Greffier :M. Müller
Art. 275, 294 let. f CPP Vu l'enquête n° PE10.004910-MRN instruite par le Juge d'instruction de l'arrondissement du Nord vaudois contre D., pour lésions corporelles simples qualifiées, abus de confiance et menaces, d'office et sur plainte d'Y., vu l'ordonnance du 5 octobre 2010, par laquelle le magistrat instructeur a renvoyé D.________ devant le Tribunal de police de la Broye et du Nord vaudois comme accusé des infractions précitées, vu le recours exercé en temps utile par D.________ contre cette décision, vu les déterminations d'Y.________, vu les pièces du dossier;
Par ces motifs, le Tribunal d'accusation, statuant à huis clos : I. Rejette le recours. II. Confirme l'ordonnance. III. Dit que les frais d'arrêt, par 220 fr. (deux cent vingt francs), sont mis à la charge de D.________.
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