The court may, when it deems it appropriate, upon the request of the public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel, or ex officio, rule to separate or consolidate the proceedings, or reopen proceedings which have been concluded.
裁判所は、適当と認めるときは、検察官、被告人若しくは弁護人の請求により又は職権で、決定を以て、弁論を分離し若しくは併合し、又は終結した弁論を再開することができる。
The court must, when it is necessary to protect the rights of the defendant, rule to separate the proceedings pursuant to the Rules of Court.
裁判所は、被告人の権利を保護するため必要があるときは、裁判所の規則の定めるところにより、決定を以て弁論を分離しなければならない。
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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.