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6B_502/2014•Late criminal appeal declared inadmissible
6B_502/2014Federal Supreme Court / Criminal DivisionJun 5, 2014Inadmissible
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A criminal appellant challenged a cantonal appellate judgment before the Federal Supreme Court, but the appeal was posted one day after the deadline. The Court held that, taking the Easter recess into account, the filing deadline expired on 2014-05-19 and that the appeal lodged on 2014-05-20 was late. The appeal was therefore declared inadmissible by summary procedure. Because the appeal had no prospect of success, legal aid was refused. Court costs of CHF 500 were imposed on the appellant.
Art. 100 al. 1, 46 al. 1 let. a and 108 al. 1 let. a LTF; late filing of a federal appeal: the appeal period is computed from notification of the full judgment and is extended by the statutory judicial recesses. An appeal posted after the expiry of the deadline is manifestly inadmissible and may be rejected in summary procedure. Where the appeal lacks any chance of success, legal aid is to be refused under Art. 64 al. 1 LTF; the unsuccessful appellant bears the judicial costs under Art. 66 al. 1 LTF.
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6B_502/2014
Arrêt du 5 juin 2014
Cour de droit pénal
Composition
M. le Juge fédéral Mathys, Président.
Greffière : Mme Gehring.
Participants à la procédure
A.________,
représenté par Me Lorraine Ruf, avocate,
recourant,
contre
Ministère public central du canton de Vaud, avenue de Longemalle 1, 1020 Renens VD,
intimé.
Objet
Irrecevabilité formelle du recours en matière pénale, recours tardif,
recours contre le jugement de la Cour d'appel pénale du Tribunal cantonal du canton de Vaud du 23 janvier 2014.
Aux termes de l'art. 100 al. 1 LTF, le recours contre une décision doit être déposé devant le Tribunal fédéral dans les trente jours qui suivent la notification de l'expédition complète. En l'espèce, le recourant a reçu notification de l'arrêt attaqué le vendredi 4 avril 2014 (recours p. 2). Compte tenu des féries pascales (art. 46 al. 1 let. a LTF), il disposait d'un délai pour recourir échéant le lundi 19 mai 2014. Posté le mardi 20 mai 2014, son recours est tardif et irrecevable. Il peut être écarté en application de l'art. 108 al. 1 let. a LTF.
Comme les conclusions du recours étaient dépourvues de chances de succès, l'assistance judiciaire ne peut être accordée (art. 64 al. 1 LTF). Le recourant supportera les frais judiciaires (art. 66 al. 1 LTF).
Le recours est irrecevable.
La demande d'assistance judiciaire est refusée.
Les frais judiciaires, arrêtés à 500 francs, sont mis à la charge du recourant.
Le présent arrêt est communiqué aux parties et à la Cour d'appel pénale du Tribunal cantonal du canton de Vaud.
Lausanne, le 5 juin 2014
Au nom de la Cour de droit pénal
du Tribunal fédéral suisse
Le Président : La Greffière :
Mathys Gehring
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Whether the criminal appeal to the Federal Supreme Court was filed in time
The appeal was filed after the statutory deadline and is therefore inadmissible.
The notification occurred on 2014-04-04. After the Easter judicial recess, the deadline expired on 2014-05-19. The appeal was posted on 2014-05-20, so it was late and could be dismissed under Art. 108(1)(a) LTF.
Whether legal aid should be granted
Legal aid was refused because the appeal had no prospects of success.
Since the appeal was manifestly late and thus inadmissible, its conclusions lacked any chance of success under Art. 64(1) LTF.
Allocation of federal court costs
Court costs of CHF 500 were imposed on the appellant.
Because the appeal was unsuccessful and legal aid was denied, the appellant had to bear the judicial costs under Art. 66(1) LTF.
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