Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions, the judgment that imposes a death penalty sentence shall be deemed an appeal in cassation and its execution shall be stayed until the appeal in cassation is adjudicated on. In addition, the clerk's office of the court that rendered the judgment shall, within three [3] days of the judgment date, send the case to the Case Management Office of the court with which the appeal in cassation is filed. The Public Prosecution shall file with the Case Management Office of the court a statement of opinion on the judgment within twenty [20] days of the judgment date, and may appoint an attorney admitted before the court of cassation to defend the Defendant if the latter has not already appointed an attorney. The court shall adjudicate on the appeal in cassation pursuant to the provisions of Article [246.2] and Article [249.2] of this Law.
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