Overview

• Proceedings begin 22 September before the Tarn assize court, where Cédric Jubillar denies killing his wife Delphine, with a verdict expected 17 October.
• Public access is tightly regulated with limited seats in the main courtroom and a retransmission room, fixed entry windows, definitive exits, and a strict recording ban punishable by a €18,000 fine.
• Roughly 300 accredited journalists are expected, and court logistics have been overhauled to preserve calm during the highly followed hearings.
• The court sits with six lay jurors and three professional judges, and any conviction in first instance requires at least seven votes out of nine.
• The file rests on testimonial and behavioral elements and on questions around Delphine’s Peugeot 207—where an expert judged a night-time presence probable without finding incriminating traces—while the defense contests an investigation it calls one-sided and plans to challenge the absence of proof; 65 witnesses and 11 experts are listed.