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The High Court is described as a superior court having full jurisdiction by virtue of section 2 (1) of the Judicature and Application of Laws Act, chapter 358 RE:2002. It has now developed forming a different structure to the former, where it has the ordinary court, and the two special divisions that is Commercial Division and Labour Division.
The Criminal Procedure Act, 1955 (No 56) The Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, 1958 (No 9) The Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, 1963 (No 92) The Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, 1965 (No 96) The Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, 1968 (No 9) The Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (No 51) The Criminal Procedure Matters Amendment Act, 1978
The Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 lists four methods of securing the attendance of an accused person in court. [4] These bear an important relationship to the constitutional rights of freedom and security of the person, [5] of freedom of movement and residence, [6] of access to the courts [7] and of "arrested, detained and accused persons."
A presentence investigation report (PSIR) is a legal document that presents the findings of an investigation into the "legal and social background" of a person convicted of a crime before sentencing to determine if there are extenuating circumstances which should influence the severity or leniency of a criminal sentence. [1] [2] The PSIR is a ...
Criminal procedure is the adjudication process of the criminal law. While criminal procedure differs dramatically by jurisdiction, the process generally begins with a formal criminal charge with the person on trial either being free on bail or incarcerated, and results in the conviction or acquittal of the defendant. Criminal procedure can be ...
In criminal law, a sentence is the punishment for a crime ordered by a trial court after conviction in a criminal procedure, [1] normally at the conclusion of a trial. A sentence may consist of imprisonment, a fine, or other sanctions.
Following a section of introductory text, the act outlines the relevance of its content in the first section to persons charged with a summary offence, indictable offence or one that is triable either way, as well as the criminal investigation into such an offence and as to whether such a person should be charged with the offence or found guilty of it once charged. [2]
It is common practice in legal documents to cite other publications by using standard abbreviations for the title of each source. Abbreviations may also be found for common words or legal phrases. Such citations and abbreviations are found in court decisions, statutes, regulations, journal articles, books, and other documents.