The investigative chamber of the Nîmes Court of Appeal on Thursday ordered the release of a man sentenced in 2017 to 30 years' imprisonment for the murder of his ex-partner, because of exceeding the "reasonable time Before his trial on appeal.
The law provides that this period may not exceed two years between a trial of assize at first instance and an appeal, said lawyer Hervé Poinot on Wednesday. However Ramon Cortes had been convicted at first instance on October 24, 2017 in Perpignan for this femicide committed in 2013, and his appeal trial will only take place from April 20 to 24. He was placed under judicial supervision.
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