The court is to, when a request is made by the victim or others, or the legal representative of such victim to state an opinion on the sentiments or other opinions relating to the case, have them state their opinions on the trial date.
裁判所は、被害者等又は当該被害者の法定代理人から、被害に関する心情その他の被告事件に関する意見の陳述の申出があるときは、公判期日において、その意見を陳述させるものとする。
A request for the statement of opinions prescribed in the preceding paragraph must be made to the public prosecutor in advance. In this case, the public prosecutor is to notify this to the court together with the prosecutor's opinion.
前項の規定による意見の陳述の申出は、あらかじめ、検察官にしなければならない。この場合において、検察官は、意見を付して、これを裁判所に通知するものとする。
The presiding judge or the associate judges may, after the victim or others, or the legal representative of such victim have stated their opinions, question them in order to clarify the purport of the statements.
裁判長又は陪席の裁判官は、被害者等又は当該被害者の法定代理人が意見を陳述した後、その趣旨を明確にするため、これらの者に質問することができる。
The persons concerned in the case may, after the victim or others, or the legal representative of such victim have stated their opinions, question them in order to clarify the purport of their statements, with notification to the presiding judge.
訴訟関係人は、被害者等又は当該被害者の法定代理人が意見を陳述した後、その趣旨を明確にするため、裁判長に告げて、これらの者に質問することができる。
The presiding judge may place restrictions on statements of opinion by the victim or others, or the legal representative of such victim or questions to be asked by persons concerned in the case to the victim or others, or legal representatives of such victim which overlap with previous statements or questions, or which are irrelevant to the case, or are otherwise inappropriate.
裁判長は、被害者等若しくは当該被害者の法定代理人の意見の陳述又は訴訟関係人の被害者等若しくは当該被害者の法定代理人に対する質問が既にした陳述若しくは質問と重複するとき、又は事件に関係のない事項にわたるときその他相当でないときは、これを制限することができる。
The provisions of Article 157-4, Article 157-5, and Article 157-6, paragraph (1), paragraph (2) (excluding the part pertaining to item (viii)), and paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the statement of opinions pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1).
Changes by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
The court may, when it deems it inappropriate, considering the state of the proceedings and other circumstances, have the victim or others, or the legal representative of such victim submit written opinions in lieu of oral statements, or prohibit the stating of opinions.
裁判所は、審理の状況その他の事情を考慮して、相当でないと認めるときは、意見の陳述に代え意見を記載した書面を提出させ、又は意見の陳述をさせないことができる。
Changes by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
When a document has been submitted under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the presiding judge must make this clear on the trial date. In this case, the presiding judge may, when said judge finds it appropriate, read out the document or give an outline thereof.
前項の規定により書面が提出された場合には、裁判長は、公判期日において、その旨を明らかにしなければならない。この場合において、裁判長は、相当と認めるときは、その書面を朗読し、又はその要旨を告げることができる。
Changes by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
The statement pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or the document pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (7) may not be used as evidence for fact finding of the crime.
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victim or othersmachine translation
「被害者等」
A victim, or, where the victim has died or has a serious physical or mental disability, the victim's spouse, lineal relative (直系の親族) or brother or sister.
Defined inArticle 201-2, paragraph (1), item (i), (c), (1)
public prosecutor
検察官
The official who brings a prosecution (公訴) for a crime before a court (Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 247), and who may decide not to prosecute where, in view of the offender's character, age and circumstances, the gravity and circumstances of the offence and what happened after it, prosecution is not needed (Article 248). In criminal cases a public prosecutor asks the court to apply the law correctly and oversees the carrying out of its judgments; and, as the representative of the public interest, a public prosecutor also does the work other laws and regulations assign to a public prosecutor, which is not limited to criminal cases (Public Prosecutors Office Act, Article 4). A public prosecutor may investigate any crime (Article 6, paragraph (1)). Public prosecutors work through the public prosecutors offices (検察庁): the Supreme, High, District and Local Public Prosecutors Offices (Article 1).
Written by AI using Code of Criminal Procedure, Arts. 247, 248 and Public Prosecutors Office Act, Arts. 1, 4, 6 as a reference.