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Consolidated Acts of Samoa 1996 |
LAWS OF WESTERN SAMOA
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
ANALYSIS
TITLE
PART I
PRELIMINARY
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1.
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Short title and commencement
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2.
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Interpretation
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3.
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Application
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PART II
PROCEDURE FOR PROSECUTION OF
OFFENCES
Arrest
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4.
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Arrest without warrant
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5.
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Power to enter premises without warrant to arrest offender or
prevent
offence |
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6.
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Warrant to arrest defendant
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7.
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Power to enter premises to arrest defendant with warrant
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8.
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Withdrawal of warrant
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9.
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Duty of persons arresting
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Commencement by Information
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10.
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Commencement of proceedings
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11.
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Any person may lay an information
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12.
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Time for laying information
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13.
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Information to be in prescribed form
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14.
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Prior consent to prosecution
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15.
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Information to be for one offence only
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16.
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Information to contain sufficient particulars
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17.
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Further particulars
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18.
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Objections to information
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19.
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Information to be filed
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Summons and Service of Documents
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20.
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Issue of summons
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21.
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Service of documents on defendant
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22.
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Service in particular cases
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23.
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Language of documents
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24.
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Who may serve documents on defendant
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25.
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Proof of service
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Taking of Evidence
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26.
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Evidence of person about to leave Western Samoa
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27.
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Statement of person dangerously ill
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28.
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Evidence of witness out of Court
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General Provisions as to Trial
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29.
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Court and place of trial
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30.
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Transfer of information
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31.
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Two or more information may be tried together
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32.
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Two or more defendant may be tried together
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33.
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Parties to offences
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34.
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Accessories after the fact and receivers
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35.
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Withdrawal of information by informant
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36.
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Amendment of information
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37.
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Attempt proved when offence charged
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38.
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Offence proved when attempt charged
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39.
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Part of charge proved
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Commencement of Trial
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40.
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Who may conduct proceedings against defendant
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41.
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Presence and appearance of defendant
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42.
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Powers of Court when defendant does not appear
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43.
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Powers of Court when informant does not appear
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44.
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Powers of Court when neither party appears
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45.
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Dismissal for want of prosecution not a bar to other proceedings
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46.
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Court to proceed when both parties appear
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Pleading
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47.
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Plea of guilty by notice to Registrar
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48.
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Plea on defendant being charged
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49.
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Plea on behalf of corporation
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50.
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Special place
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51.
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Evidence of former trail
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52.
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Pleas of previous acquittal and conviction
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53.
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Second accusation
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54.
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Withdrawal of plea of guilty
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Conduct of Trial
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55.
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Admissions
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56.
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Evidence
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57.
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Caution and question to defendant not defended by counsel
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58.
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Evidence to be on oath
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59.
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Addresses
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60.
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Adverse comment
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61.
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Court may prohibit publication
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62.
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Exclusion of the public
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Witnesses
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63.
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Summons for attendance of witness
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64.
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Warrant to arrest witness
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65.
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