Procedural explanations and choices: The …

13 Procedural explanations and choices: the undefended accused in a minefieldDEON ERASMUSS enior Lecturer of Law, Faculty of Law, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University1 INTRODUCTIONThe South African Criminal trial process is governed by the provisions of the Criminal Procedure In essence a criminal trial is conducted through the medium of the spoken word and is therefore essentially oral in According to Steytler3 the key element of an adversarial trial is its the first appearance, of an undefended accused,4 in court, until the imposition of a sentence in the event of a conviction, explanations are directed at the accused by the presiding officer. Even after the imposition of a sentence the presiding officer will give a further Procedural explanation and choice to the undefended accused, namely the right to appeal.

13 Procedural explanations and choices: The undefended accused in a minefield DEON ERASMUS Senior Lecturer of Law, Faculty of …

Loading..

Tags:

  Choice, Procedural, Explanation, Procedural explanations and choices, The undefended, Undefended

Information

Related search queries