Changes by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
No document nor statement of another person made on a day other than the trial date may be used as evidence in lieu of a statement made on the trial date, unless as otherwise prescribed in Articles 321 to 328.
第三百二十一条乃至第三百二十八条に規定する場合を除いては、公判期日における供述に代えて書面を証拠とし、又は公判期日外における他の者の供述を内容とする供述を証拠とすることはできない。
Changes by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
When the ruling prescribed in Article 291-2 has been rendered, the provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply to the evidence; provided however, that this does not apply to evidence to which the public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel raises an objection.
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.