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Section 234 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 234 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Change of legal practitioner. It provides as follows: (1) Every legal practitioner who is engaged in any matter shall be bound to conduct the case on behalf of the prosecution…
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Section 233 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 233 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Non-appearance of defendant’s counsel. It provides as follows: (1) Where the legal representative of the defendant ceases to appear in Court, the Court shall after a reasonable period of non-appearance…
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Section 232 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 232 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Non-appearance of Prosecutor. It provides as follows: (1) Where the defendant appears voluntarily in obedience to summons, or is brought before the court under a warrant on the day the…
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Section 231 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 231 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Date and place of hearing. It provides as follows: A case shall be mentioned for hearing in the Court on the date and at the place specified in the summons…
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Section 230 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 230 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, 2021, is about Local inspection. It provides as follows: It shall be the duty of a Court trying a case summarily to make or cause to be made such local inspection as…
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Section 229 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 229 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Removal to another State. It provides as follows: Whenever it shall be necessary to remove a prisoner to a prison or mental health asylum under the provisions of sections 217…
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Section 228 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 228 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Delivery of person of unsound mind to care of relative. It provides as follows: (1) Whenever any relative or friend of any person confined under section 219 or 223 desires…
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Section 227 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 227 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Transfer from one place of custody to another. It provides as follows: Where a person is confined in a prison or a mental health asylum, the Governor may direct his…
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Section 226 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 226 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Procedure where person of unsound mind is reported fit for discharge. It provides as follows: (1) If the medical officer of a prison or the medical officer attached to a…
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Section 225 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 225 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Procedure when person of unsound mind is reported able to make defence. It provides as follows: When any person is confined under the provisions of section 219 in a prison…