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Section 191: Proof of Statement of accused in lower court.
RepealedTHE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACTS, 1965, Sierra Leone
(1) The statement of the accused duly recorded by or before the committing Court and whether signed by theaccused or not, may be given in evidence without further proof thereof by the prosecution unless it is proved that the
Magistrate purporting to sign it did not in fact sign it.
(2) Where the prosecution does not put in the statement the Judge, on the application of the defence, may order the
statement to be read at the conclusion of the prosecution evidence as part of the prosecution case.
CASE OF HEARING IN TRIALS BY JURY
At close of prosecution
case Judge to inform
undefended accused of
his rights.
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