Whether the appeal was admissible despite no motivated declaration being filed within 20 days
The appeal was inadmissible because the appellant did not submit the required written motivated declaration within the statutory deadline.
Under Art. 399 CPP, the appeal must first be announced and then maintained by a motivated declaration within 20 days after notification of the reasoned judgment. Compliance with these deadlines is examined ex officio under Art. 403(1)(a) CPP. The appellant failed to file the declaration in time.