Tiekoura SAMAKE; Mahamane Agaly MAIGA: ; Advisors at the Court of Appeal of Bamako; MEMBRES With the assistance of Maitre KONATE Mariam KANTE Registrar at the Court; In the presence of Mr Souleymane COULIBAL,Advocate General at the Court of Appeal of Bamako, STATE PROSECUTOR; Passed the following judgment: THE COURT Having regard to the case file of the proceedings against: Diakaridia COULIBALY aka Diaki : Born around 1977 in Bamako, son of Dembélé and of Sitan DABO, driver, domiciled in Baco-djicoroni, bachelor, father of a child of Malian nationality, has not done his military service, and is without conviction; Charged with rape. Committal Order of 28th June 2006 Having regard to the order of transmission of the case file documents to the Attorney General at the Court of Appeal of Bamako dated 26th February 2007 by the Investigating Judge of the Court of First Instance of Municipality V of the District of Bamako; Having regard to the written submissions of the Deputy General at the Court of Appeal of Bamako dated 12th July 2007 on the indictment of the above-named person and his referral to the Assizes Court for trial in accordance with the law; Having heard the President in his report and the reading of the case file documents prepared by the Registrar; Having heard the State Prosecutor in his oral submissions; Having heard Miatre Etienne BALLO, Attorney at the Court, in his summary observations in the name and on behalf of the indicted Diakaridia COULIBALY aka Diaki Having deliberated in accordance with the law; Whereas the examination of the case file establishes the following events: