Section 279 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 279 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Conviction on other charges pending. It provides as follows:

(1) Where a defendant is found guilty of an offence, the Court shall in passing sentence take into consideration any other charge that is pending against the defendant if the defendant admits the other charge and desires that it be taken into consideration and if the prosecutor of the other charge consents.

(2) Where such a desire is expressed and consent given, the Court shall enter or cause an entry to that effect to be made on the record, and upon sentence being pronounced the defendant shall not, subject to the provisions of sections 174 to 176 or unless the conviction which has been had is set aside, by a superior Court, the defendant shall not be liable to be charged or tried in respect of any such offence so taken into consideration.