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Section 214 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 214 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Plea when offence admitted is included in offence charged. It provides as follows: Where a defendant pleads guilty to an offence which is included in the offence charged but not…
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Section 213 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 213 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Plea of guilty. It provides as follows: (1) Where a defendant pleads guilty to an offence with which he is charged, the Court shall—(a) record his plea as nearly as…
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Section 212 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 212 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Effect of plea of not guilty. It provides as follows: Every person who pleads not guilty shall be deemed to have put himself up for trial.
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Section 211 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 211 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Pleading to information or charge. It provides as follows: (1) The person to be tried upon any charge or information shall be placed before the Court unfettered unless the Court…
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Section 210 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 210 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Position of person summoned in Court. It provides as follows: Where a defendant appears before a Court on a summons he may be required to enter the dock or to…
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Section 209 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 209 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Counsel for the prosecution and for defendant. It provides as follows: (1) The prosecution and the defendant shall be entitled to conduct their respective cases in person or by legal…
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Section 208 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 208 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Presence of the defendant at the trial. It provides as follows: Every defendant shall subject to section 217, be present in Court during the whole of his trial unless he…
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Section 207 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 207 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Age in relation to offences. It provides as follows: Where in a charge for any offence, it is alleged that the person by or in respect of whom the offence…
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Section 206 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 206 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Presumption and determination of age. It provides as follows: Where a person is before any Court and it appears to the Court that such person is a child or an…
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Section 205 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 205 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about View by court of locus. It provides as follows: (1) Where it appears to the Court that in the interest of justice the Court should have a view of any…