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Request for reconsideration by the same criminal judge

Meaning and relationship to your legal situation.

What it means

A request asking the judge who issued a decision to reconsider it where permitted by law. Availability and its relationship with an appeal depend on the procedure; notification, time limits and requirements must be checked.

Legal reference

Spanish Criminal Procedure Act · art. 216, art. 217, art. 766

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