Conviction of Pierre Palmade: incarcerated within 5 months, possible sentence adjustment… what awaits the comedian

Pierre Palmade will indeed be incarcerated. The public prosecutor announced this Thursday, November 21, 2024 that he would summon the 56-year-old actor within a month to inform him of the day and place of his incarceration, following his sentence this Wednesday to 5 years in prison, of which 2 years closed for “aggravated involuntary injuries”. His “effective incarceration will take place within a maximum period of 4 months following the interview”, specifies the prosecutor. Pierre Palmade will therefore be incarcerated within a maximum of 5 months, with the final deadline being April 21, 2025. In the meantime, the defendant will be placed under judicial supervision.

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“Request for sentence adjustment” possible

Once incarcerated, Pierre Palmade will have the right to “formulate a request for sentence modification”, specifies the prosecutor. When the comedian has served the two years in prison to which the court sentenced him, he will be released under a three-year probationary suspension, during which he will have to submit to monitoring by the sentence enforcement judge. . In the event that Pierre Palmade fails to fulfill his obligations or commits a new offense during this period, he could be punished with a sentence of up to three years of effective incarceration.

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During this three-year period, the actor will also be subject to “an obligation of care” due to his addiction to narcotics, as well as an obligation to work. The defendant will also be required to “compensate the victims”. Finally, the court ordered the cancellation of his driving license and set the duration of the ban on retesting at 5 years.