Key legal question
Whether the public-law appeal against the referral order was admissible despite its interlocutory nature
Extracted holding
The appeal was inadmissible against the referral to trial because the order was interlocutory and caused no irreparable legal harm.
Extracted reasoning
A referral for judgment is only an intermediate step in criminal proceedings under Art. 87(2) OJ. Any disadvantage from continuing the trial is merely practical and would be fully cured by a favorable final judgment, such as acquittal.