Whether the criminal appeal could be withdrawn orally before the close of the debates and, if so, what the procedural consequence was.
The withdrawal was valid under Art. 386(2)(a) CCP; the court took note of it and struck the case from the roll, which also rendered any joined appeal caducous.
In an oral procedure, an appeal may be withdrawn before the closure of the debates. The appellant expressly withdrew the appeal at the hearing, so the statutory conditions were met.