Cour d'assises
Type of criminal court in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Assizes (disambiguation).
In France, a cour d'assises, or Court of Assizes or Assize Court, is a criminal trial court with original and appellate limited jurisdiction to hear cases involving defendants accused of felonies, meaning crimes as defined in French law. It is the only French court that uses a jury trial.[1][2]