Jura: trial adjourned for lack of defence counsel after man arrested with drug cargo
A man intercepted with a significant quantity of drugs in the Jura was unable to be tried, his case having been postponed in the absence of a lawyer.
Trial adjourned in Jura following drug seizure
Google News FR — Crime (fr) reports that a man arrested in possession of a drug cargo in the Jura department did not appear before the tribunal as scheduled. The hearing was postponed to a later date due to the absence of legal representation.
The defendant, arrested during a search that led to the discovery of a significant quantity of narcotics, was to answer for his actions before the courts. In the absence of a lawyer to provide his defence, the tribunal ordered the adjournment of the case.
This type of postponement, although infrequent, constitutes an ordinary legal procedure: the right to a defence guarantees any defendant the possibility of being assisted by legal counsel before judgment is rendered. The case will be brought before the competent court again at a subsequent hearing.
Source: Google News FR — Crime (fr)