Jean-Yves Moyart, sometimes known as Maître Mô (21 October 1967 – 20 February 2021) was a French criminal lawyer and blogger.[1]

Jean-Yves Moyart
Born21 October 1967
Lille, France
Died20 February 2021(2021-02-20) (aged 53)
NationalityFrench
Other namesMaître Mô
Occupation(s)Lawyer
Blogger

Biography

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Moyart's parents were literature teachers in Lille, where he was born on 21 October 1967. In 1992, he earned a master's degree in law theory and judicial science from Lille 2 University of Health and Law.[2] That same year, he became a member of the Lille Bar. He worked as a criminal defense lawyer in the office of Philippe Simoneau and Christian Delbé before opening his own practice in 1994 alongside Jérôme Pianezza. According to La Voix du Nord, he was "responsible for the criminal law training module within the Convention Nationale des Avocats de Lille".[3]

In spring 2008, Moyart opened a blog in which he went under the pseudonym "Maître Mô", which had over 100,000 viewers by 2011, thanks in part to notability given by Maître Eolas [fr].[4] That same year, many of his texts were published by Éditions de la Table ronde under the title Au guet-apens : chroniques de la justice pénale ordinaire.[5] Another edition was published in 2013.[6] In 2015, he announced that half his activities concerned cases of people benefiting from legal aid.[7] He defended Maître Eolas in criminal proceedings brought against him by the Institut pour la justice [fr].[8] He also defended Denis Waxin.[9]

Jean-Yves Moyart died on 20 February 2021 at the age of 53.[10]

Works

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  • Au guet-apens : chroniques de la justice pénale ordinaire (2011)[11]

References

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  1. ^ Rouanet, Pierre (26 February 2012). "Jean-Yves Moyart soulève la robe". La Voix du Nord (in French). Lille.
  2. ^ "Le monde judiciaire rend hommage à l'avocat lillois Jean-Yves Moyart, mort ce samedi". BFM TV (in French). 20 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Avocat au barreau de Lille, Me Jean-Yves Moyart, dit "Maître Mo", est décédé". La Voix du Nord (in French). 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Jean-Yves Moyart, récits de la justice ordinaire". Le Monde (in French). 10 August 2011.
  5. ^ ""Au guet-apens", de Maître Mô : chroniques judiciaires ordinaires". Le Monde (in French). 16 August 2011.
  6. ^ ""Au guet-apens" : la justice ordinaire, selon Maître Mô". Le Point (in French). 8 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Jean-Yves Moyart, le Maître Mô de la révolte des avocats (PORTRAIT)". Sud Ouest (in French). 29 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Maître Eolas en correctionnelle". Dalloz (in French). 8 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Il avoue les meurtres. Tout le monde pleure : les jurés, les huissiers, moi". L'Obs (in French). 24 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Jean-Yves Moyart, alias Maître Mô, est mort". Le Monde (in French). 21 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Comptes rendus". Cairn (in French). February 2012.