If it is a major crime, the death penalty or to life imprisonment, the sentence will be
reduced to a prison sentence of two to ten years.
If it is of any other crime, it will be reduced to two to five years' imprisonment.
In these first two cases, the culprits will be able to no longer be prohibited to stay by
the judgment or the judgment for a period of five to ten years.
If it is an offense, the penalty will be reduced to a term of imprisonment of one
month to one year.
ART.314.- there is no crime or offense when the homicide, injuries and the blows
were ordained by the law and controlled by the legitimate authority.
ART.315.- there is no crime or offense when the homicide, injuries and the blows
were ordered by the current need for self-defense is itself or of others.
ART.316. - Are included in the case of current need for defense, the following two
cases:
1°)- If the homicide has been committed and if the injuries were made, or if the
blows have been dealt by pushing back during the night, the escalation or the
breaking and entering, fences, walls or entries of a home , of an apartment inhabited
or of their dependencies,
2°)- If the fact took place in defending itself against the authors of flights or looting
carried out with violence.
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attacks to morals
ART.317.- Any person who has committed a contempt for the indecent act will be
punished by a prison term of three months to two years and a fine of 15,000 to
150,000 francs.
ART.318.- Any indecent assault or attempted on the person of a child of either sex
under the age of fifteen years, will be punished by imprisonment of two to five
years.
Will be punished with the maximum sentence, the indecent assault committed by
any ascendant or any person having authority over the minor victim over the age of
fifteen years.
Without prejudice to the more severe penalties provided for by the preceding
paragraphs or by articles 320 and 321 of the present code, shall be punished by a
prison term of one to five years and a fine of 50,000 to 1,000,000 francs, anyone
who has committed an indecent act or against
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