O le apili (hoger beroep) i se mataupu tau solitulafono a Holani o lona uiga o le faamasinoga apili (gerechtshof) e toe iloilo lau mataupu: o mea moni, faamaoniga ma le faasalaga. E tatau ona e tuuina atu i totonu o le sefulufa aso talu ona maeʻa le faamasinoga, ma ia manatua e mafai foi ona mamafa le faasalaga pe a apili.
Unlike cassation, which examines only whether the law was applied correctly, an appeal is a new assessment of the case. The court of appeal reaches its own decision on guilt and on sentence. It either confirms the judgment of the district court or sets it aside and gives its own judgment. If you appeal only against the sentence, the court of appeal focuses on that.
O le ā le umi e tatau ona e faila ai se apili?
In principle fourteen days from the date of the judgment (article 408 of the Dutch Code of Criminal Procedure, Wetboek van Strafvordering or Sv). In some cases where you were not present, the period runs from the moment it is clear that you know of the judgment.
Missing the fourteen-day period is usually fatal. The decision therefore often has to be taken before the written judgment is available. Lodging the appeal in time and withdrawing it later, once you know the reasons for the judgment, is then often the sensible course.
O ai e mafai ona apili?
O le ua molia ma le loia a le malo (Openbaar Ministerie). O se ua molia ua fa'asa'olotoina mai le moliaga atoa e le mafai ona apili (mataupu 404 Sv).
Because the prosecutor can also appeal, and because the court of appeal decides the case afresh, the court can impose a heavier sentence even where only you appealed. An appeal is therefore not risk-free. Weigh what a heavier sentence would mean for you before you decide.
E mafai ona toe apili mataupu uma?
Leai. Mo solitulafono laiti (overtredingen) lea e leai se faasalaga pe na o se sala tupe e oo atu i le €50 na faia, e le aofia ai le apili (mataupu 404 parakalafa 2 Sv). I na tulaga, e le aofia ai foi le cassation i mataupu faavae (mataupu 404 parakalafa 4 Sv), o lea e leai se isi fofo.
Mo mataupu e le ogaoga tele, e iai fo'i le faiga o le fa'asalaga (verlofstelsel). Afai e na'o solitulafono laiti po'o solitulafono e fa'asalaina i le falepuipui e fa tausaga pe itiiti ifo, ma e na'o le sala tupe e o'o atu i le €500 na fa'atulafonoina, e fa'ato'ā fa'alogoina le apili pe afai e manatu le peresetene o le fa'amasinoga apili e talafeagai lenei mea mo le fa'atinoina lelei o le fa'amasinoga tonu (mataupu 410a Sv).
E fa'apefea ona e faila se apili?
E te tuʻuina atu le apili e ala i se faʻaliga i le resitala o le faʻamasinoga na tuʻuina atu le faʻaiʻuga. E mafai e lau loia ona faia lenei mea mo oe. Afai o loʻo e taofia, e mafai ona e faia le faʻaliga e ala i le faʻalapotopotoga.
Within fourteen days of lodging the appeal, your lawyer can submit a written statement of grounds (appelschriftuur, article 410 Sv). It sets out which parts of the judgment you object to, which witnesses should be heard and whether further investigation is needed. Without any grounds, the court of appeal can declare the appeal inadmissible (article 416 Sv).
Aiseā e tāua tele ai le laufanua?
Auā latou te fa'atulagaina le fa'amasinoga, ma le taimi e a'afia ai le auala e fa'amasinoina ai au talosaga. O se talosaga e fa'alogo i molimau na faia i se fa'amatalaga talafeagai o mafua'aga e iloiloina e fa'atatau i le manuia o le itu tete'e (verdedigingsbelang). O se talosaga na faia mulimuli ane, mo se fa'ata'ita'iga i le fa'amasinoga, e iloiloina e fa'atatau i le tulaga mana'omia e sili atu ona faigata (noodzaakcriterium).
O le ā e tupu i le iloiloga?
The court of appeal deals with the case in largely the same way as the district court: the charge, the evidence, the defence, your personal circumstances and the sentence. There are four courts of appeal: Amsterdam, Arnhem-Leeuwarden, The Hague and ‘s-Hertogenbosch, which hears appeals from the District Court of Oost-Brabant. Judgment follows either immediately at the hearing or, as a rule, two weeks later.
O le ā le umi e faia ai se apili?
E matuā eseese lava lena mea, e fuafua i le faamasinoga o apili ma le suesuega o loo talosagaina. Afai o loo taofia le ua molia a o lei faia le faamasinoga, e faamuamua le mataupu. Afai e umi tele le faagasologa, o le a solia ai le aia tatau i se faamasinoga i totonu o se taimi talafeagai (mataupu 6 o le Feagaiga a Europa i Aia Tatau a Tagata). Ona mafai lea e le faamasinoga ona faaitiitia le faasalaga.
O le ā e mafai ona e faia pe a uma le apili?
E faasaga i le faaiuga a le faamasinoga apili, e mafai ona e faila se apili i le cassation (cassatie) i le Faamasinoga Maualuga (Hoge Raad) i totonu o le sefulufa aso (mataupu 432 Sv). E na o le iloiloina e le Faamasinoga Maualuga pe na sa'o le faaaogaina o le tulafono ma pe na talafeagai le mafuaaga o le faaiuga. E le toe iloiloina mea moni. O la matou tusiga e uiga i le cassation i mataupu tau solitulafono e faamatala ai le mea e aofia ai.
What can we do for you with a criminal appeal?
E pei ona faʻamatalaina i luga o la matou solitulafono loia page, we act for defendants at every stage, including the appeal.
- We assess the judgment and the risk of a heavier sentence within the fourteen-day period.
- We lodge the appeal at the court registry in time, also when the written judgment is not yet available.
- We draft the statement of grounds (appelschriftuur) within fourteen days of the appeal, including witness requests.
- We prepare you for the hearing and plead your case before the court of appeal.
- We advise on withdrawing the appeal or lodging cassation with the Supreme Court.
aotelega
- E tatau ona e faila se apili i totonu o le sefulufa aso talu ona tuuina mai le faaiuga (mataupu 408 Sv).
- E toe iloilo e le faamasinoga o apili mea moni, faamaoniga ma le faasalaga, ma mafai ona tuuina atu se faasalaga e sili atu ona mamafa.
- Mo mataupu laiti e iai se sala tupe itiiti, e lē aofia ai le apili pe manaʻomia se faʻatagaga mai le peresetene o le faamasinoga apili.
- Ia tu'uina atu au fa'amatalaga ma talosaga mo molimau i le taimi atofaina: o talosaga mulimuli ane e feagai ma se suega e sili atu ona faigata.
- E faasaga i le faaiuga o le apili, e mafai ona faia se tagi faafalepuipui i le Faamasinoga Maualuga i totonu o le sefulufa aso.
Soo fesili
E mafai ona ou toe faaui i tua se apili?
Yes. You can withdraw your appeal up to the start of the hearing of your case. That is why it is often sensible to lodge an appeal within the fourteen-day period first and decide later, once the written judgment is available.
E mafai ea ona mamafa atili la'u faasalaga pe a apili?
Ioe. O le faamasinoga o apili e toe faia le faaiuga o le mataupu ma e le noatia i le faasalaga na tuuina atu i le taimi muamua, tusa lava pe na o lau apili.
E tatau ona ou auai i le iloiloga?
No, you are not obliged to attend. Your lawyer can act for you if you expressly authorise them to do so. Attending can still matter, especially where your personal circumstances weigh in the sentence.
E aogā se apili?
E faʻalagolago lea i le mea na sese i le taimi muamua ma mea e mafai ona faʻaleleia, pe a faʻatusatusa i le ono mafai ona faʻasalaina i se faʻasalaga mamafa. Talu ai e naʻo le sefulufa aso le vaitaimi, e tatau ona vave faia lena iloiloga.
