Proceedings
Criminal procedure- In general
Trial procedure
Proceedings
Introduction - Procedure for court proceedings
In conjunction with the prosecution’s indictment of the defendant, the court proceeds with the trial as follows
- 01. Trial preparations
- 02. Submittal of opinions
- 03. Perusal and making copies of evidences
- 04. The defendant’s right to refuse to make a statement
- 05. Ascertaining the defendant’s identity
- 06. The prosecution’s opening statement
- 07. The defendant’s opening statement
- 08. The chief judge’s arrangement of the points in question
- 09. Investigation of evidence
- 10. Examination of the defendant
- 11. Statement of the prosecutor’s opinion on the punishment and the defendant’s pleadings
- 12. End of pleadings and the court’s announcement of the judgment
The defendant’s opening statement
After the prosecutor has completed the opening statement, the chief judge asks the defendant whether he/she accepts the facts as stated in the indictment document, to which the defendant then responds unless he/she exercises the right not to make a statement.