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Marginal note:Transcript of trial proceedings

29 At the request of the appellant, the clerk of the trial court shall take all necessary steps to obtain, as soon as possible, the complete transcript of the proceedings and the exhibits, unless the parties waive in whole or in part their right to a transcript or the exhibits, or agree to a joint statement of the facts. If the parties agree to a joint statement of facts instead of a transcript, they shall inform the clerk of the trial court as soon as possible who shall then proceed pursuant to section 30.

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• (d) evidence adduced in the absence of the jury and submissions made by counsel in the absence of the jury, except :

  • (i) submissions regarding the proposed content of the judge’s instructions to the jury, as well as the trial judge’s determination thereupon and reasons given,

  • (ii) objections regarding the jury instructions, as well as the trial judge’s determination thereupon and reasons given,

  • (iii) submissions regarding questions raised by the jury, as well as the trial judge’s determination thereupon and reasons given.

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60 The appellant shall file the following documents:

• (a) the motion for leave to appeal and the judgment granting the motion or referring it to the Court, as the case may be;

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• (e) any other relevant remarks of the trial judge and the parties made in the course of submissions as to the sentence;

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The judge or the Court may authorize the filing of certain documents required to constitute the file as a technological version on a USB key rather than on paper. The parties shall then file a paper version of the argument; the motion for leave to appeal and the judgment granting leave or referring the motion to the Court, as the case may be; the indictment; the sentence, including the reasons given and the conclusion; as well as those parts of the documents to which they refer specifically in their arguments. The complete texts of the documents shall then be filed as a technological version on a USB key.

41 The brief shall be formatted in compliance with the following rules:

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• (b) The following shall be indicated on the cover page:

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  • (v) the name and contact information of its author (who signs the attestation) as well as those of counsel for the other parties. If there is insufficient space, the names and contact information of other counsel shall be indicated on the following page.

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• Marginal note:Exhibits

  (j) All exhibits shall be legible. The exhibits shall be reproduced consecutively as they are numbered. Each exhibit shall be reproduced beginning on a new page that includes the exhibit number, date and nature of the exhibit. Photocopies of photographs are permitted only if they are clear. If a handwritten document is illegible, it may be accompanied by a transcription.

• Marginal note:Depositions

  (k) Each deposition shall begin on a new page and mention in the title the surname of the witness (in upper case letters), followed by the witness’ given name, age and place of residence (in lower case letters), if these details were provided, as well as the following information in abbreviated form (in parentheses):

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Marginal note:Delivery by the clerk

26 The clerk shall deliver two copies of the notice of appeal or of the motion for leave to appeal, once leave has been granted, to the office of the trial court. If the appellant is the accused and is not represented by counsel, the clerk shall also deliver one copy, as soon as it is filed, to the offices of the prosecutor in the appeal district in which the trial took place or to the offices of counsel who represented the prosecutrix at trial, as well as to the other parties, where applicable.

24 The notice of appeal and the motion for leave to appeal shall contain the following information:

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• (c) the date of the verdict, the judgment and the sentence, as the case may be;

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• (e) the trial court and file number as well as, where applicable, the file number of the Superior Court sitting in appeal;