When the accused or defendant comes before the Court on summons or warrant, or otherwise, either originally or on adjournment, then if the prosecutor, having had notice of the time and place appointed for the hearing or adjourned hearing of the charge, does not appear, the Court shall dismiss the charge, unless for some reason it thinks fit to adjourn or further adjourn the hearing. The Magistrate, upon the lists being so settled, shall send signed copies thereof to the Sheriff to the Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff for his district. 223. 1 of 2006; Sierra Leone Citizenship Amendment Act No. (2) Where a witness has been, or is to be treated as having been bound over conditionally to attend the trial, the Attorney-General or the person committed for trial may give notice, at any time before the opening of the sessions of the Supreme Court at which the accused person has been committed to be tried, to the committing Magistrate's Court and at any time thereafter to the Registrar of the Supreme Court that he desires the witness to attend at the trial, and any such Court or Registrar to whom any such notice is given shall forthwith notify the witness that he is required so to attend in pursuance of his recognizance. (1) Any public officer, who commits outside Sierra Leone, when acting or purporting to act in the course of his duties, any act, which if committed in Sierra Leone would be an offence shall be guilty of an offence of the same nature, and subject to the same punishment, as if the act had been committed in Sierra Leone. (1) Where the accused is defended by counsel who states that no witness as to the facts will be called except the accused, the Court shall require the accused to make his unsworn statement or give his evidence, as the case may be. (1) Where any person charged before a Magistrate's court with an offence triable upon indictment before the Supreme Court is committed for trial, and it appears to such Magistrate's Court after taking into account anything which may be said with reference thereto by the accused or the prosecutor, that the attendance at the trial of any witness who has been examined before it is unnecessary by reason of anything contained in any statement by the accused person, or of the evidence of the witness being merely of a formal nature, the Magistrate's Court shall, if the witness has not already been bound over, bind him over to attend the trial conditionally upon notice given to him and not otherwise, or shall, if the witness has already been bound over, direct that he shall be treated as having been bound over to attend only conditionally as aforesaid, and shall transmit to the Supreme Court a statement in writing of the names, addresses and occupations of the witnesses who are or who are to be treated as having been, bound over to attend the trial conditionally. 69. 48. Submit. a.anything upon or in respect of which any offence has been or is suspected have been committed; b.anything which there is reasonable ground for believing will afford evidence as to the commission of any such offence, may at any time issue a warrant under his hand authorising any constable or other person named therein to enter any constable or other person named therein to enter any such building, vessel, vehicle, receptacle or place (which shall be named in the warrant) if necessary by force and to search the same and every person found therein and if anything searched for be found, to seize the same and arrest the occupier or owner of the said building, vessel, vehicle, receptacle or place if the Magistrate of Justice of the Peace thinks fit so to direct. 138. (3)When an accused person makes an application under this section, the Judge may before granting the same, direct him to enter into a recognisance, with or without sureties, conditioned that he will, if convicted, pay the costs of the prosecution. WHEREAS by a judgment of the Supreme Court bearing date theday of 19..(name of prisoner) was convicted of murder and was thereupon by the said Court sentenced to suffer, NOW, THEREFORE, these are to command you privately to carry the said sentence into execution by causing the, said..to suffer death by being hanged by the neck until he is dead, atm on.the.day, of.19.., and within the precincts of the prison at.and thereafter to cause the, dead body of the said.to be buried in the.(cemetery), at..(place and for so doing these shall be your sufficient authority: and there upon without delay. proof of any deposition or statement and that the same was taken in all respects according to law, and such attestation and signature shall be admitted without proof, unless the court shall see reason to doubt the genuineness thereof. Suspension of execution of death sentence pending appeals. (2) If a person committed for trial in the Supreme Court shall not have been tried by the end of the next criminal. 161. (2)The Judge may act on the application of any party interested after due notice to all other interested parties. 204. (6) Where it is necessary to refer to any document or instrument in an information or indictment, it shall be lawful to describe it by the any name or designation By which it is usually known, or by the purport thereof, without setting out any copy thereof. H i l l University of Washington. Particulars of Offence A. Additional witnesses for the defence. (2)A representative may on behalf of the corporation make a statement before the Court in answer to the charge. Offences by public officers abroad and offences on aircraft. Be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:, 1. (2) Whenever any such building, vessel, vehicle, receptacle or other place is closed, any person residing in or being in charge of the building, vessel, vehicle, receptacle or place shall on the demand of the constable or other person executing the search warrant, allow him free entry thereto and afford all reasonable facilities for a search therein. c.to discontinue at any stage before judgment is delivered any such criminal proceedings. ordered.(set out the order made). 56. (2) Where the Judge gives no directions for the recording of his summing up or of any direction given by him, he shall prepare a statement as soon as possible according to the best of his recollection and, for the purpose of preparing such statement, may consult any notes he may have made for his summing up or for any such direction. Pursuant to the Employers and Employed Act, Chapter 212, modifies damages court may award in the case of an employment contract breach. A. DATED this.day of..19 RECOGNISANCE BOOK KEPT AT THE POLICE STATION (OR LOCKUP) AT, (1) State time and place at which accused (recognisor) is to appear before the Magistrate and the sum in which he is bound followed by his. 50. 48. But that whatever you shall now say may be given in evidence notwithstanding such promise or threat. Laws of Sierra Leone, 1960, Government Printer, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Vol. The persons named in such notices, and such other persons as the Magistrate may require, shall be bound to attend such sitting. Accused person to be remitted in certain cases to another Court. 209. (2) Except with the leave of the Court, no person other than a juror shall speak to or hold any communication with any member of the jury while the jury are considering their verdict. Freetown, Sierra Leone THE INITIATIVES AND PRACTICES OF SIERRA LEONE'S PREVENTIVE ANTI-CORRUPTION BODIES AS PER ARTICLE 6 OF THE UNCAC 1. 348 0 obj << /Linearized 1 /O 351 /H [ 1624 268 ] /L 138060 /E 100465 /N 2 /T 130981 >> endobj xref 348 40 0000000016 00000 n Private person may arrest without warrant. ents that may be imposed by subordinate court. (2)A count of an information or indictment shall commence with a statement of the offence charged, called the statement of offence. [1st July, 1984] [G.N. sentenced/ordered to pay a fine/penalty of. AND WHEREAS default having been made in payment a warrant of distress has been issued, but no return has yet been made thereto: Now these are to command you to receive into your custody the saidand safely to keep him until, the..day of.19..when you shall produce him before this Court, atm unless the said sum ofbe sooner paid, on receipt of which. 69. It turns out that an overwhelming majority of Sierra Leoneans oppose higher taxes, even though it is widely agreed that public service provision is very poor in the country. THIS IS TO CERTIFY that at a session of the Supreme Court held before Mr. Justice aton the..day of..19.. ..(name of prisoner) was duly convicted of murder and sentenced to suffer death. command the said A. (3) Where two or more persons are charged jointly if they do not all duly elect to be tried by the Court with the aid of assessors or by a Judge alone, they shall be tried by the Court with a jury. 0000016227 00000 n 230. (1) When any person is convicted of an offence and the facts constituting the offence amount also to a tort against the person or property of the prosecutor, the Court before which such person is convicted may, on the application of the prosecutor and after taking any such further evidence as it deems necessary, order the person convicted to pay the prosecutor such sum as appears to the Court to be reasonable compensation (not exceeding in the case of a summary conviction one thousand Leones) in addition to or in lieu of any other punishment. 11. 195. law of real and personal property. 4. 72. 0000035343 00000 n (Local Courts Act No 20 of 1963) Courts Act of 1965 Do (lower) courts apply / accept customary law or religious law? 9. 111. Therefore the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone should declare that law null and void by virtue of Section 171(15) of the Act No 6 of the . Whenever it is made to appear to a Judge, by summons . Leone, and that they were then able to supply certain articles of jewelry to whomsoever would remit to them the sum of twenty leones. (1) All prosecutions on indictment in the Supreme Court shall be conducted by a Law Officer or a legal practitioner. M 4/T. Where such statement relates to an offence for which any person is then or subsequently committed for trial, it shall be transmitted to the Court in which such person is to be tried, and a copy thereof shall be transmitted to the Attorney-General. 32. (1) If any person committed to prison for non-payment has paid or shall pay any sum in part satisfaction of the sum adjudged to be paid, the period of his imprisonment shall be reduced by a number of days bearing as nearly as possible the same proportion to the total number of days for which such person is committed, as the sum so paid bears to the sum for which he is liable. 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