When a judgment sentencing to death has become final, what must the prosecutor do with the case record, and how quickly?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
The practice file to read here holds the certified copy of the judgment showing the sentence of death and the papers that mark it as final, the index of the case record, and the receipt or transmission paper showing what was sent to the Ministry of Justice and when.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading follows the provision plainly: once the judgment that sentences the accused to death has become final, the prosecutor has a duty to submit the case record to the Minister of Justice, and that submission must be made without delay.
Another reading notes what the provision does not address: it is silent on what the Minister of Justice does with the record once received, on what the record must contain, and on what remedy exists if the submission is late or incomplete, so those points cannot be settled from this text alone.
Your judgment
From what appears in the file, on what date did the judgment become final, and does the paper showing submission fall close enough to that date to meet the speed the provision sets?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We look at this again if the provision is amended to add a duty or remedy around the submission, or if a court decision states what the record must include or when the submission is treated as made.