'Appeal against decision of acquittal or conviction or against sentence - national proceedings' in document 'Bosnia - Criminal Procedure Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

PART ONE - BASIC PROVISIONS

CHAPTER XV - EXECUTION OF DECISIONS

Article 178 - Finality of Decisions

A verdict shall become final when it may no longer be contested by an appeal or when no appeal is admissible.

A verdict that becomes final shall be executed if its delivery has been carried out and if there are no legal obstacles to its execution. If an appeal has not been filed, or if the parties have waived or abandoned on the appeal filed, the verdict shall be considered executable by the expiration of the time period set forth for appeal, or as of the day of the waiving or abandonment of the appeal filed.

The Court shall be competent for the execution of final verdicts.

If a commissioned official has been convicted, the Court shall deliver a certified copy of the final verdict to the body in charge for the defense in which the convicted person is registered.

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

PART TWO - COURSE OF THE PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER XXIII - REGULAR LEGAL REMEDIES

Section 1 – APPEAL AGAINST THE FIRST INSTANCE VERDICT

Article 292 - Right to Appeal and the Deadline for Appeal

An appeal may be filed against the verdict rendered in the first instance within 15 days from the date when the copy of the verdict was delivered.

In complex matters, the Court may, on the motion of the parties or the defense attorney, extend the deadline for filing an appeal for a maximum of 15 days.

Until the Court renders a decision on a motion referred to in Paragraph 2 of this Article, the deadline for filing an appeal shall not run.

An appeal filed on time shall stay the execution of the verdict.

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

PART TWO - COURSE OF THE PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER XXIII - REGULAR LEGAL REMEDIES

Section 1 – APPEAL AGAINST THE FIRST INSTANCE VERDICT

Article 292 - Right to Appeal and the Deadline for Appeal

An appeal may be filed against the verdict rendered in the first instance within 15 days from the date when the copy of the verdict was delivered.

In complex matters, the Court may, on the motion of the parties or the defense attorney, extend the deadline for filing an appeal for a maximum of 15 days.

Until the Court renders a decision on a motion referred to in Paragraph 2 of this Article, the deadline for filing an appeal shall not run.

An appeal filed on time shall stay the execution of the verdict.