Witnesses, expert witnesses, interpreters or translators are first examined by the presiding judge or an associate judge.
証人、鑑定人、通訳人又は翻訳人は、裁判長又は陪席の裁判官が、まず、これを尋問する。
The public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel may, by notifying the presiding judge, examine the witness, expert witness, interpreter or translator after the examination prescribed in the preceding paragraph. In this case, when the examination of the witness, expert witness, interpreter or translator pertains to the request of the public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel, the one who made the request examines them first.
検察官、被告人又は弁護人は、前項の尋問が終つた後、裁判長に告げて、その証人、鑑定人、通訳人又は翻訳人を尋問することができる。この場合において、その証人、鑑定人、通訳人又は翻訳人の取調が、検察官、被告人又は弁護人の請求にかかるものであるときは、請求をした者が、先に尋問する。
The court may, if it deems it appropriate, change the order of the examination prescribed in the preceding two paragraphs, upon hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel.
裁判所は、適当と認めるときは、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴き、前二項の尋問の順序を変更することができる。
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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.