第三百十六条の十五
With regard to evidence other than that disclosed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, which falls under one of the categories of evidence set forth in the following items and is found to be important to determine the probative value of particular evidence for examination requested by the public prosecutor, a public prosecutor must, upon request for disclosure from the defendant or the defense counsel, promptly disclose it by the means provided in item (i) of the same paragraph when finding it appropriate taking into account the extent of the importance and other necessities of disclosure for preparation of the defense of the defendant, and the content and extent of possible harmful effects of disclosure; in this case, the public prosecutor may, when finding it necessary, designate the time or means of or set a condition for the disclosure:
articles of evidence;
証拠物
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documents describing the results of an inspection by a court or a judge as provided in Article 321, paragraph (2);
第三百二十一条第二項に規定する裁判所又は裁判官の検証の結果を記載した書面
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documents provided in Article 321, paragraph (3) or equivalent documents;
第三百二十一条第三項に規定する書面又はこれに準ずる書面
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documents provided in Article 321, paragraph (4) or equivalent documents;
第三百二十一条第四項に規定する書面又はこれに準ずる書面
次に掲げる者の供述録取書等
any person the public prosecutor has requested to examine as a witness; or
検察官が証人として尋問を請求した者
any person who has made a statement in the recorded statement documents which the public prosecutor has requested to examine, and whom the public prosecutor plans to request to examine as a witness if consent referred to in Article 326 is not given with regard to those recorded statement documents;
in addition to those set forth in the preceding item, the recorded statement documents of any person other than the defendant, which contain a statement relating to the existence of a fact the public prosecutor plans to prove directly from particular evidence for examination requested by the public prosecutor;
recorded statement documents of the defendant;
被告人の供述録取書等
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documents which public prosecutors, public prosecutor's assistant officers or judicial police officials are obliged to prepare in the course of duties under the rules relating to interrogation records, in which the date, time, place and other circumstances of the interrogation of a person under physical restraint are recorded (limited to those concerning the defendant, or a person set forth in item (v), (a) or (b) who is under physical restraint or for whom prosecution has been instituted as an accomplice of the defendant); or
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recorded seizure procedure documents of articles of evidence that are evidence for examination requested by the public prosecutor (meaning documents which public prosecutors, public prosecutor's assistant officers or judicial police officials are obliged to prepare in the course of duties under the rules relating to records of seizure procedures or of procedures for having electronic or magnetic records provided by an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (limited to an order that orders provision by the method set forth in Article 102-2, paragraph (1), item (i), (b); hereinafter the same applies in this item), in which the person who seized, the date, place and other circumstances of the seizure of articles of evidence, or the person who made the order, the date of the provision of electronic or magnetic records and other circumstances of the provision of electronic or magnetic records by an order to provide electronic or magnetic records are recorded; the same applies in the following paragraph and paragraph (3), item (ii), (a)).
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The preceding paragraph also applies when the defendant or the defense counsel requests disclosure of recorded seizure procedure documents of articles of evidence that are to be disclosed pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph (excluding those that have been disclosed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or the preceding paragraph), and it is found appropriate taking into account the extent of the necessity of disclosure to determine the probative value of particular evidence for examination requested by the public prosecutor using those articles of evidence, and the content and extent of possible harmful effects of disclosure.
The defendant or the defense counsel must, when requesting disclosure under the preceding two paragraphs, clearly indicate matters provided in the following items according to each category of the request for disclosure set forth in each item:
被告人又は弁護人は、前二項の開示の請求をするときは、次の各号に掲げる開示の請求の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める事項を明らかにしなければならない。
in the case of a request for disclosure under paragraph (1), the following matters:
第一項の開示の請求 次に掲げる事項
a category of evidence set forth in each item of paragraph (1), and sufficient particulars to identify the evidence requested to be disclosed; and
第一項各号に掲げる証拠の類型及び開示の請求に係る証拠を識別するに足りる事項
the importance of the evidence requested to be disclosed to determine the probative value of particular evidence for examination requested by the public prosecutor and other reasons for which disclosure is necessary for preparation of the defense of the defendant in light of the content of the case concerned, facts planned to be proven by particular evidence for examination requested by the public prosecutor, the connection between the evidence requested to be disclosed and the particular evidence for examination requested by the public prosecutor, and other circumstances; or
in the case of a request for disclosure under the preceding paragraph, the following matters:
前項の開示の請求 次に掲げる事項
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sufficient particulars to identify the recorded seizure procedure documents requested to be disclosed; and
開示の請求に係る押収手続等記録書面を識別するに足りる事項
the reason for which disclosure is necessary to determine the probative value of particular evidence for examination requested by the public prosecutor using articles of evidence to be disclosed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), in light of the connection between those articles of evidence and the particular evidence for examination requested by the public prosecutor, and other circumstances.
第三百十六条の十六
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When the defendant or the defense counsel receives the documents under the provisions of Article 316-13, paragraph (1), and evidence to be disclosed pursuant to the provisions of Article 316-14, paragraph (1) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of the preceding Article is disclosed, the defendant or the defense counsel must, with regard to evidence for examination requested by the public prosecutor, clearly indicate their opinion on whether said person will consent pursuant to the provisions of Article 326 or whether said person has no objection relating to the request of examination.
被告人又は弁護人は、第三百十六条の十三第一項の書面の送付を受け、かつ、第三百十六条の十四第一項並びに前条第一項及び第二項の規定による開示をすべき証拠の開示を受けたときは、検察官請求証拠について、第三百二十六条の同意をするかどうか又はその取調べの請求に関し異議がないかどうかの意見を明らかにしなければならない。
The court may, upon hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel, set a deadline for the clarification of the opinion prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
裁判所は、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴いた上で、前項の意見を明らかにすべき期限を定めることができる。
第三百十六条の十七
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When the defendant or the defense counsel receives the documents under Article 316-13, paragraph (1), and evidence to be disclosed pursuant to the provisions of Article 316-14, paragraph (1) and Article 316-15, paragraphs (1) and (2) is disclosed, the defendant or the defense counsel must reveal to the court and the public prosecutor the facts planned to be proven and other factual or legal allegations planned to be put forth on the trial date, if any. In this case, the provisions of the second sentence of Article 316-13, paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis.
被告人又は弁護人は、第三百十六条の十三第一項の書面の送付を受け、かつ、第三百十六条の十四第一項並びに第三百十六条の十五第一項及び第二項の規定による開示をすべき証拠の開示を受けた場合において、その証明予定事実その他の公判期日においてすることを予定している事実上及び法律上の主張があるときは、裁判所及び検察官に対し、これを明らかにしなければならない。この場合においては、第三百十六条の十三第一項後段の規定を準用する。
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When the defendant or the defense counsel plans to prove certain facts as prescribed in the preceding paragraph, said person must request examination of the evidence for use in proving the facts. In this case, the provisions of Article 316-13, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis.
被告人又は弁護人は、前項の証明予定事実があるときは、これを証明するために用いる証拠の取調べを請求しなければならない。この場合においては、第三百十六条の十三第三項の規定を準用する。
The court may, upon hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel, set a deadline for clarification of the allegation prescribed in paragraph (1) and the request prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
第三百十六条の十八
The defendant or the defense counsel must promptly disclose the evidence which said person has requested to be examined pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article to the public prosecutor by the following means according to each category of evidence:
被告人又は弁護人は、前条第二項の規定により取調べを請求した証拠については、速やかに、検察官に対し、次の各号に掲げる証拠の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める方法による開示をしなければならない。
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in the case of documentary evidence or articles of evidence, an opportunity is given to inspect and copy the documentary evidence or the articles of evidence;
証拠書類又は証拠物 当該証拠書類又は証拠物を閲覧し、かつ、謄写する機会を与えること。
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in the case of a witness, expert witness, interpreter or translator, an opportunity is given to learn of their names and addresses and to inspect and copy their recorded statement documents which reveal the content of that which they are supposed to state on the trial date (documents which contain an outline of the content that they are supposed to state on the trial date when there are no such recorded statement documents or when such materials are deemed inappropriate for inspection).
証人、鑑定人、通訳人又は翻訳人 その氏名及び住居を知る機会を与え、かつ、その者の供述録取書等のうち、その者が公判期日において供述すると思料する内容が明らかになるもの(当該供述録取書等が存在しないとき、又はこれを閲覧させることが相当でないと認めるときにあつては、その者が公判期日において供述すると思料する内容の要旨を記載した書面)を閲覧し、かつ、謄写する機会を与えること。
第三百十六条の十九
If the public prosecutor is disclosed evidence which should be disclosed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article, with regard to the evidence for examination requested by the defendant or the defense counsel pursuant to the provisions of Article 316-17, paragraph (2), the public prosecutor must clearly indicate their opinion on whether said prosecutor will consent pursuant to the provisions of Article 326 or whether said prosecutor has no objection relating to the request for examination.
検察官は、前条の規定による開示をすべき証拠の開示を受けたときは、第三百十六条の十七第二項の規定により被告人又は弁護人が取調べを請求した証拠について、第三百二十六条の同意をするかどうか又はその取調べの請求に関し異議がないかどうかの意見を明らかにしなければならない。
The court may, after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel, set a deadline for clarification of the opinion prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
裁判所は、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴いた上で、前項の意見を明らかにすべき期限を定めることができる。
第三百十六条の二十
With regard to evidence other than that disclosed pursuant to the provisions of Article 316-14, paragraph (1) and Article 316-15, paragraphs (1) and (2), which is found to be relevant to allegations referred to in Article 316-17, paragraph (1), a public prosecutor must, upon request for disclosure from the defendant or the defense counsel, promptly disclose it by the means provided in Article 316-14, paragraph (1), item (i) when finding it appropriate taking into account the extent of the relevance and other necessities of disclosure for preparation of the defense of the defendant, and the content and extent of possible harmful effects of disclosure. In this case, the public prosecutor may, when finding it necessary, designate the time or means of or set a condition for the disclosure.
検察官は、第三百十六条の十四第一項並びに第三百十六条の十五第一項及び第二項の規定による開示をした証拠以外の証拠であつて、第三百十六条の十七第一項の主張に関連すると認められるものについて、被告人又は弁護人から開示の請求があつた場合において、その関連性の程度その他の被告人の防御の準備のために当該開示をすることの必要性の程度並びに当該開示によつて生じるおそれのある弊害の内容及び程度を考慮し、相当と認めるときは、速やかに、第三百十六条の十四第一項第一号に定める方法による開示をしなければならない。この場合において、検察官は、必要と認めるときは、開示の時期若しくは方法を指定し、又は条件を付することができる。
The defendant or the defense counsel must, when requesting disclosure under the preceding paragraph, clearly indicate the following matters:
被告人又は弁護人は、前項の開示の請求をするときは、次に掲げる事項を明らかにしなければならない。
sufficient particulars to identify the evidence requested to be disclosed;
開示の請求に係る証拠を識別するに足りる事項
relevance between the allegations referred to in Article 316-17, paragraph (1) and the evidence requested to be disclosed, and other reasons for which disclosure is necessary for preparation of the defense of the defendant.
第三百十六条の十七第一項の主張と開示の請求に係る証拠との関連性その他の被告人の防御の準備のために当該開示が必要である理由
judicial police officialmachine translation
「司法警察職員」
Judicial police officers (司法警察員) and judicial police constables (司法巡査) together.
Defined inArticle 39, paragraph (3)
electronic or magnetic recordmachine translation
「電磁的記録」
A record made in electronic, magnetic or any other form people cannot perceive directly, for use in computer processing.
Defined inArticle 99, paragraph (2)
order to provide electronic or magnetic recordsmachine translation
「電磁的記録提供命令」
An order by which a court requires a person who keeps electronic or magnetic records (電磁的記録), or another person with authority to use them, to provide the records it needs, by copying or moving them onto a recording medium that is handed over or, over a telecommunications line, onto one the court manages.
Defined inArticle 102-2, paragraph (1)
recorded statement documentmachine translation
「供述録取書等」
A written statement by the person who makes it, a written record of a statement bearing the signature or seal of the person who made it, or a recording medium able to record images or sound on which a statement has been recorded.
Defined inArticle 290-3, paragraph (1)
facts planned to be provenmachine translation
「証明予定事実」
The facts a party plans to prove by evidence on the trial dates (公判期日); in pretrial arrangement proceedings (公判前整理手続) the public prosecutor must first set them out in a document submitted to the court.
Defined inArticle 316-13, paragraph (1)
evidence for examination requested by the public prosecutor
「検察官請求証拠」
Evidence a public prosecutor has asked the court to examine under Article 316-13 in a case put into pretrial arrangement proceedings (公判前整理手続), which the prosecutor must then promptly disclose to the defendant or defense counsel.
Short name set inArticle 316-14, paragraph (1)
recorded seizure procedure documentmachine translation
「押収手続等記録書面」
A document that a public prosecutor, public prosecutor's assistant officer (検察事務官) or judicial police official must prepare in the course of duty, under the rules on recording seizure procedures and procedures for having electronic or magnetic records (電磁的記録) provided under an order to provide them (電磁的記録提供命令), recording who seized an item of evidence and when, where and how, or who made the order and when and how the records were provided.
Defined inArticle 316-15, paragraph (1), item (ix)· applies only in this provision and in Article 316-15, paragraph (2); and Article 316-15, paragraph (3), item (ii), (a)
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.