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Article 4

Dispositions Générales

Criminal Procedure

La mort du prévenu d'un délit ou d'un crime, fait cesser l'exercice de l'action publique pour l'application de la peine.

Life lesson: Death ends the prosecution — you can't punish someone who's no longer alive.
Notes: Action publique extinguished by prévenu death. Personal nature of criminal liability. No posthumous penalty.
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