Section 178 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 178 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Service of summons on a witness. It provides as follows: (1) (a) Every Court having criminal jurisdiction shall have a Process Server assigned to it whose responsibility shall be amongst…

Section 177 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 177 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Issue of summons for witness. It provides as follows: (1) If the Court is satisfied that any person is likely to give material evidence for the prosecution or for the…

Section 176 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 176 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Where court at first trial was not competent. It provides as follows: A person acquitted or convicted of any offence constituted by any act or omission may, notwithstanding such acquittal…

Section 175 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 175 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Consequences supervening or not known at previous trial. It provides as follows: A person acquitted or convicted of any offence constituted by any act or omission causing consequences which together…

Section 174 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 174 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Persons acquitted or convicted may be tried again on separate charge in certain cases. It provides as follows: A person acquitted or convicted of any offence may afterwards be tried…

Section 173 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 173 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Person convicted or acquitted not to be tried again for same or related offence. It provides as follows: (1) Without prejudice to section 162, a person charged with an offence…

Section 172 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 172 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges. It provides as follows: (1) When more than one charge is made against a person and a conviction has…

Section 171 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 171 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Where offence proved is included in offence charged. It provides as follows: (1) In addition to the provisions specifically made in this Law, whenever a person is charged with an…

Section 170 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 170 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Where murder is charged and infanticide is proved. It provides as follows: (1) Where on the trial of a woman for the murder of her newly-born child it appears from…

Section 169 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 169 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Where murder or infanticide is charged and concealment of birth is proved. It provides as follows: Where at the trial of any defendant for the murder of any child or…