Section 259 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 259 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Counsel for State and defence in capital cases. It provides as follows:

Where a person is charged with a capital offence, the State shall be represented by a Law Officer, or legal practitioner and if the defendant is not defended by a legal practitioner, the Court shall assign a legal practitioner for his defence.