Questão jurídica principal
Whether the defendants validly consented to be tried by the Tribunal de police despite claiming the ordinary criminal jury court was competent.
Decisão extraída
Consent under Geneva law could arise from unequivocal conduct; by raising only an incident that only the trial court could decide, the defendants tacitly accepted that court's competence.
Fundamentação extraída
Article 28(2) LOJ Gen. requires consent but does not demand an express form. In context, the defendants' procedural conduct was clear and unambiguous, especially because they were represented by counsel.