1. No grounds may be submitted to the court in respect of the appeal in cassation other than those mentioned in the statement of appeal filed with the clerk's office of the court with which the statement is filed. 2. The court may, sua sponte, overturn the judgment in favor of the Defendant, if it is convinced, in light of the facts established in the papers, that the contested judgment is based on a legal error relating to the public order, that the contested judgment is based upon violation, misapplication or misinterpretation of the law, or that the court issuing the judgment has not been duly formed according to the law or has had no jurisdiction to adjudicate on the case, or if a new law is enacted in favor of the Defendant after the contested judgment has been rendered and is applicable to the merits of the case.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.