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Case stated or question of law reserved

Cap. 90, s. 44 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) Where any person is convicted in the Supreme Court on indictment, the judge may state a case or reserve a question of law for the consideration of the Court and the Court shall consider and determine such case stated or question of law reserved and may either, (a) confirm the judgment given upon the indictment; or (b) order that such judgment be set aside and quash the conviction and direct a judgment and verdict of acquittal to be entered; or (c) order that such judgment be set aside and give instead thereof the judgment which ought to have been given at the trial; or (d) require the judge by whom such case has been stated or question has been reserved to amend such statement or question when specially entered on the record; or (e) make such other order as justice requires. 32 (2) The Court, when a case is stated or a question of law reserved for their opinion, shall have power, if they think fit, to cause the case or certificate to be sent back for amendment and thereupon it shall be amended accordingly.
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