Lois Pamela LESOT

Lois Pamela LESOT, avocate au Barreau de Paris, vous apporte conseils, assistance et défense de vos intérêts, que vous soyez auteurs ou victimes d’infractions pénales. Droit pénal, droit pénale européen et international, droit pénal des affaires, droit pénal des médias, protection des droits de l'Hommes et droits fondamentaux.

Pre-trial detention

Criminal Procedure / By

Any person placed under formal investigation (mis en examen)—that is, a person against whom the investigating judge considers there to be serious and consistent evidence suggesting that they participated, either as a principal offender or as an accomplice, in the commission of a felony (crime) or a misdemeanour (délit)—is presumed innocent and, as a general rule, remains at liberty.

However, where required by the needs of the judicial investigation or as a preventive measure, pre-trial detention may be ordered.

Police custody

Criminal Procedure / By

Police custody is a coercive measure involving the deprivation of liberty, decided in order to keep a person suspected of having committed an offence at the disposal of investigators.

A person is placed in police custody by a judicial police officer, who immediately informs the Public Prosecutor, where certain conditions are met.

A person held in police custody has several rights.

Protection Order

Criminal Procedure / By

A victim of domestic violence—that is, physical, psychological, sexual or economic violence committed against them by a person to whom they are or were married, in a civil partnership or in a relationship—who considers that such violence may endanger their life or the lives of their children may apply to the Family Court Judge for a protection order.

Dismissal without further action

Criminal Procedure / By

When the Public Prosecutor decides not to prosecute, they close the case without further action.

What can you do if you are the complainant and the case has been closed without further action? What can you do if you are the person accused and the case has been closed without further action?

Domestic violence

Criminal Law / By

The fact that violence is committed within a couple constitutes an aggravating circumstance before the criminal court. Such violence may be psychological, physical, sexual or economic.

False accusation

Criminal Law / By

False accusation, provided for and punishable under Article 226-10 of the French Criminal Code, is an offence defined as reporting, by any means and against a specific person, a fact likely to result in judicial, administrative or disciplinary sanctions, which the person making the report knows to be wholly or partially false, where the report is made to a judicial officer, an administrative or judicial police officer, an authority empowered to act upon it or refer it to the competent authority, or to the superiors or employer of the person accused.

Criminal complaint

Criminal Procedure / By

Any person with legal capacity who considers themselves to be the victim of an offence may file a criminal complaint. There are no specific requirements for filing a complaint, but including certain information may help make it more effective.