Question juridique clé
Whether the remand proceedings required an oral public hearing
Solution extraite
No. The defendant had been able to file written submissions, and neither the old nor the new procedural rules gave him a general right to an oral hearing after remand.
Motifs extraits
For pre-2011 remand decisions, former law remained applicable; Art. 29 para. 2 of the Constitution only guarantees an opportunity to be heard, not oral proceedings. The change in panel composition did not itself require new debates.