Section 270 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 270 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Cases in which prosecution shall reply. It provides as follows:

If any witness, other than the defendant himself or witnesses solely as to the character of the defendant, is called, or any document is put in as evidence for the defence, the person appearing for the defendant shall be entitled after evidence on behalf of the defendant has been adduced, to address the Court a second time on the whole case and the prosecution shall have a right of reply.