If a public prosecutor, as a result of the investigation of a suspected juvenile case, deems that there is a suspicion of a crime, they must refer the case to a family court, except in the case prescribed in the main clause of Article 45, item (v). The same applies if a public prosecutor deems that there are grounds for referring the case to a family court for trial and decision, even if there is no suspicion of a crime having been committed.
In the case of the preceding paragraph, the appointment of a defense counsel for the suspect by a judge, based on the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, becomes ineffective.
前項の場合においては、刑事訴訟法の規定に基づく裁判官による被疑者についての弁護人の選任は、その効力を失う。
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juvenile
「少年」
In this Act, a person under 20 years of age.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
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.